ISH TV, Audiovisual Platform, 2010

Location: International School, Wijndaelerduin 1, The Hague

An internal TV studio/channel was created for the International School, run by students in collaboration with artists and teachers, under the guidance of Stroom. ISH TV can be seen as an audiovisual platform for creative expressions from both artists and students; all age groups within the school can participate in creating and viewing the programs. In the Plaza, the central hall of the school building, three movable screens have been installed to project broadcasts.

The project started in 2007. Programming and experimentation are conducted from a small studio by a dedicated editorial board. Peter Westenberg launched the series of autonomous artists’ projects with the three-channel film 'Rules/Role/Rooms' (featuring ISH students as crew and actors).

In 2008, several presentations and workshops were organized, culminating in a presentation on the screens, featuring works such as Ellen Mandemaker’s ‘Vallen’ (stop-motion animations by Year 4 Primary students), Shereen Abdul Baki’s 'Relish' (on food and identity), and Ricki van der Tas.

In 2009-2010, projects followed from Otto Berchem, Gerald van der Kaap, Arnoud Holleman, and Marijke van Warmerdam.

This project was made possible with support from the Mondriaan Foundation and the Fund for Visual Arts, Design, and Cultural Heritage.

British writer Philip Davenport organized a collaborative project with ISH and Parenthorn School in Bury, UK, as part of the British Text Festival (April 30 - September 12, 2009). Students from both schools were inspired by the poem 'Grin' by British experimental poet Bob Cobbing and created drawings, collages, or poems displayed on the three screens. The 'Grin Variations' were shown during the Text Festival at ISH in The Hague, at Bury Art Gallery in the UK, and were also displayed at Stroom Den Haag in May 2009, in an arrangement with three monitors in the Entry/Reception area.

The project began in 2007 and was officially completed in 2010.