Jan van IJken https://www.janvanijken.com/ filmmaker | photographer working on art and science Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Planktonium Live at IDFA Shaping Bonds, Amsterdam 21th March 2026 https://www.janvanijken.com/planktonium-live-at-idfa-shaping-bonds-amsterdam-nl-21th-march-2026/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:04:49 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5611 Planktonium Live is a voyage of discovery to a secret universe, a live performance with the smallest organisms playing the leading role. For Shaping Bonds Dutch photographer and filmmaker Jan van IJken collaborates with composer and clarinetist Jaime Peña whose work explores the poetic potential of everyday sound. Together they create a total experience that immerses […]

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]]> Birds exhibition in Mauritshuis, The Hague, NL https://www.janvanijken.com/birds-exhibition-in-mauritshuis-the-hague-nl/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:17:32 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5604 BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama 12 February – 7 June 2026 Last night marked the opening of the magnificent BIRDS exhibition at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. The art of flying is projected onto a 10x3m screen behind the famous Goldfinch painting. Many thanks to Martine Gosselink ,Suzan van den Berg, […]

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]]> Filming plankton at the North Pole for National Geographic’s Pole to Pole https://www.janvanijken.com/filming-plankton-at-the-north-pole-for-national-geographics-pole-to-pole/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:24:38 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5585 Pole to Pole: 100 days, seven continents, the journey of a lifetime. Join Will Smith as he travels pole to pole with scientists conducting groundbreaking research at the edges of the world. In 2023 I was invited by producer Nutopia TV to film Arctic microscopic plankton for the National Geographic and Disney+ series Pole to […]

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]]> 2 lezingen bij Cameranu, januari 2026 https://www.janvanijken.com/2-lezingen-bij-cameranu-januari-2026/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:26:48 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5578 In deze lezing vertelt fotograaf en filmmaker Jan van IJken over het vastleggen van de geheimen en verborgen werelden in de natuur. Zijn recente projecten komen aan bod, waaronder de choreografie van spreeuwenzwermen (The art of flying), het ontstaan van leven in een salamanderei (Becoming) en de schoonheid van microscopisch plankton (Planktonium). Tijdens de lezing […]

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]]> Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote https://www.janvanijken.com/muestra-de-cine-de-lanzarote/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:25:10 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5571 I had the great pleasure to be invited to the Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote to present my film Planktonium in the Trasfoco section of the festival with this year’s theme AGUA (water). The festival is known for the careful selection of films and real attention for the work and filmmakers. The long Q&A was […]

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]]> Planktonium Live at Inscience Film Festival, Nijmegen, NL https://www.janvanijken.com/planktonium-live-at-inscience-film-festival-nijmegen-nl/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:58:55 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5548 Planktonium Live is a journey to a hidden universe, a live performance in which the smallest organisms play the leading role. Filmmaker Jan van IJken adapted his enchanting film Planktonium (with a lot of new footage) into a live version, together with artist/musician John van Oostrum (de Veenfabriek / Touki Delphine). They subtly bring the small […]

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]]> Planktonium Live Performance at MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven, NL with John van Oostrum 2025 https://www.janvanijken.com/planktonium-live-performance-at-mu-hybrid-art-house-eindhoven-nl-with-john-van-oostrum/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:52:46 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5540 Why should we really only wish each other well in January? It can’t hurt to do that a bit more often, throughout the year. That’s why on 6 February we like to look ahead hopefully to the year that has just begun with everyone curious about what MU has to offer in 2025. Once again […]

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]]> 1st Prize Microscopy Today Micrograph Awards competition 2024 https://www.janvanijken.com/1st-prize-microscopy-today-micrograph-awards-competition-2024/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:20:23 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5522 I am very happy that my photo won the 1st prize in the 2024 Microscopy Today Micrograph Awards competition. Another picture ended as Finalist. The premise of the micrograph competition is that scientific images can be interesting and have significant visual impact. This year, submissions came from 21 countries and 17 US states. Open Category […]

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]]> IDFA ON STAGE 2024 – Planktonium Live with Jana Winderen https://www.janvanijken.com/idfa-on-stage-planktonium-live-with-jana-winderen/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:07:57 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5498 Planktonium Live is a voyage of discovery to a secret universe, a live performance with the smallest organisms playing the leading role. Dutch photographer and filmmaker Jan van IJken and Norwegian audio artist Jana Winderen work at the interface of science and art, creating a total experience that immerses the audience in the images and […]

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]]> Planktonium Performances at Kunstroute Leiden https://www.janvanijken.com/performances-planktonium-live-at-kunstroute-leiden-2024/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:35:43 +0000 https://www.janvanijken.com/?p=5477 During the Art Route 2024, live performances by visual artist Jan van IJken and musician/installation maker John van Oostrum (Veenfabriek, ToukiDelphine) will take place in Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden. The microscopic images of plankton (with lots of new footage) will be projected live by Van IJken and accompanied by sounds from the installation ‘Glass, […]

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