name
date of birth
adress


e-mail
Rob Bothof
8 april 1977
Schouwburgstraat 2
2511 VA The Hague
The Netherlands
rbothof@xs4all.nl

2000 - 2005


1996 - 1998
1989 - 1996
Communication Design, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
(interactive media, animation and audiovisual design)
(diploma attained in 2005 in the discipline of interactive media)
Computer Science, Technical University Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
Stedelijk Gymnasium, Schiedam, The Netherlands

2005 - now

2001 - 2003

1998 - 2000

1998
freelance / independent business
(audiovisual productions)
Untouchable Graphics
(webdesign, interaction design)
DPI Animation House, The Hague, The Netherlands
(3d-modeling, 3d-animation, videomontage, webdesign)
Delftnet, Delft, The Netherlands
(grafic design, webdesign)

august 2006 VPRO Radio 'De Avonden' - interview about installation 'de Steen der Wijzen'
(a documentary by Marten Minkema about the Robodock festival 2006)

language:
visual:
soundwise:
technical:
overall:
proficient in Dutch and English
2D / 3D animation, videomontage
audio montage, composition, improvisation, electronic music, skilled drummer
realtime audio- and video-processing, software development, electronic circuitry
creative problem-solving

june 2008Plug & Play 2 / Gallery Andergrond, The Hague
site specific installation where visitors en make there own sound effects routing

september 2007

Plug & Play / Todays' Art Festival, Gallery Baracca, The Hague
site specific installation where visitors en make there own sound effects routing

august 2007

Paper Pavilion / exhibition 'Going Public' by bArt - Boulevard Festival, Den Bosch
Pavilion (height 7m) with inside an interactive installation, build from 44 tons of old-paper

june 2007

animation: 'Weerbare Waarden' for doctorate of Helen Stout / produced by René de Haan
(a short animation film about securing public interest in the privatisation of government owned enterprises)

september 2006

installation 'de Steen der Wijzen' / Robodock Festival Amsterdam
(sculptuur / stone. Theme Robodock 2006: Alchemy. With (RFID) microphone's visitors could listen to story's recipies and a wide numer of abstract soundscapes that were hidden inside the philosopher stone.)

april 2006

installation 'videoboodschap' / Begane Grond Festival, The Hague
(video guestbook for local culture festival)

march 2006

autonomous robot photographer 'Paparazzi' / V2, Rotterdam
(mechanical sculpture, robot, moves, takes pictures and produces sound.

december 2005

installation 'Pods & Pans' / archive of the illusie, the Hague / with Twan Bastiaansen
(subtitled :'a sound study of objects in free-fall' - an interactive sound installation on occasion of the 'Haagse Rondgang' )

2005 - now

sound-performances in electronic & experimental music / Various Places among europe
improvised soundsessions and live recordings

june 2005

installation 'Geluidsarchief' / archive of the illusie, The Hague
(graduation project. With special rfid microphones visitors can hunt for lost sounds of the archive. The installation contained a sound-timeline from it's initial use as an archive for the goverment until now, where it is used as art-gallery and concert stage)

august 2004

animation: OlaBola 'Sound of the Nation' / club Bitterzoet, Amsterdam / with: René de Haan
(part of René de Haan's videoshow for dutch band Olabola)

juli 2004

autonomous Robot 'Robot-Stier'
(metal sculpture, moves and responds to red colors)

februari 2004

installation 'Dansplaats' / Worm showcase, Tent, Rotterdam / with doop-lab
(interactive installation / music is mixed in response to the movements of the visitors)

december 2003

installation 'Beestjes' / Childrens Museum Villa Zebra, Rotterdam
(interactive video projection with sound. By moving through the video projection, visitors were able to influence the social behaviour of a group of autonomously moving dots.)

august 2003

animation: OlaBola 'Problems' / Lowlands Festival 2003 / MTV / with: René de Haan
(videoclip for the HitSingle 'Problems' by dutch band OlaBola)