Captured through a light microscope, ‘Reclaiming Vision’ features a diverse cast of microorganisms, sampled from brackish water, alongside algae, cultivated in a lab. The film reveals various processes in the water that are hidden to the naked human eye. By investigating the brackish water, its inhabitants, its properties, and the traces left by human activities, the film is a reflection upon the relationship we humans have with our surroundings, especially through what we cannot see.
Reclaiming Vision: 26:37
DIRECTED BY
Marjolijn Dijkman & Toril Johannessen
MUSIC BY
Henry Vega
EDITED BY
Dieter Diependaele
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
Aleksander Andreassen
MICROSCOPY BY
Aleksander Andreassen
Marjolijn Dijkman
Bente Edvardsen
Toril Johannessen
Luka Supraha
SCRIPT AND SCENOGRAPHY BY
Marjolijn Dijkman & Toril Johannessen
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS
Bente Edvardsen
Jan Heuschele
Jack Christopher Leo
Luka Supraha
FILMING LOCATION
Microscopy lab, Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology
Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
SAMPLING LOCATIONS
Akerselva, Bispevika, Sørenga and inner Oslofjord, Norway
ALGAE CULTURES
NORCCA – Norwegian Culture Collection of Algae - Oslo, Norway
FEATURING (In alphabetical order)
Acartia sp.
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
Alexandrium tamarense
Ceratium furca
Ceratium tripos
Chaetoceros decipiens
Cirripedia larva
Coscinodiscus sp.
Crustaceans
Dictyocha speculum
Dinophysis norvegica
Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)
Euglena sp.
Eutreptiella braarudii
Green algae
Insect larva
Melosira sp.
Nematodes
Nitzschia sp.
Oithona sp.
Proboscia alata
Protoceratium sp.
Protoperidinium sp.
Prymnesium parvum
Pseudocalanus sp.
Rhizosolenia hebetata
Rhodomonas salina
Rotifera
Scenedesmus sp.
Skeletonema costatum
Temora sp.
Thalassionema nitzschioides
Tigriopus sp.
ADDITIONAL FEATURED ELEMENTS
Cleaning agents
Microneedle
Micropipette
Microplastics
Microscope
Oil
Pigments
COMPOSITION / ELECTRONICS
Henry Vega
CELLO
Jan Willem Troost
VOCALS
Els Mondelaers
LYRICS
Marjolijn Dijkman & Toril Johannessen
MASTERING
Peter Solden
Dada Studios - Brussels, Belgium
POST PRODUCTION MUSIC
Sonhouse - Brussels, Belgium
MUSIC PRODUCTION SUPPORTED BY
ARTEk Foundation - The Hague, The Netherlands
ASSISTANT EDITING
Léo Ghysels
TECHNICAL SUPERVISING
Niels Christensen
ONLINE MASTERING
Robin Van den Acker
COLOR GRADING
Nick Fortemps
MOTION GRAPHICS
David Robinne
POST PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Leslie Foubert
Kristof Thues
POST PRODUCTION
The Fridge.tv - Brussels, Belgium
CAMERA CONSULTANT
Aleksander Andreassen
Eirik Tyrihjel, Groovy Entertainmen - Oslo, Norway
CAMERA
RED EPIC-W 8K Helium, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
MICROSCOPE
Zeiss Axio Scope A1, Nikon Eclipse - TE 300
THANKS TO
Bente Edvardsen (UiO), Wenche Eikrem (UiO/NIVA), Jan Heuschele (UiO),
Espen Kregnes, Jack Christopher Leo (UiO), Natalie Hope O’Donnell,
Jon-Ove Steihaug, Luka Supraha (UiO), Tove Aadland Sørvåg
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Soline Bredin, Sven Dehens, Marius Grønning, Thor Fredrik Holth, Anne Beate Hovind,
Anne Szefer Karlsen, Harald Østgaard Lund, Phil Loring (NTM), Arne Skaug Olsen,
Stephanie Pan, Tone Rasch (NTM), Svein Jakob Saltveit (Natural History Museum, Oslo),
Sarah Schipschack, Margit Selsjord, Karolin Tampere, Kevin V. Thomas (NIVA),
Randi Thommessen, Henrik Treimo (NTM), Maarten Vanden Eynde, Brecht Vanhoenacker,
Katarina Glowicka Vega, Christian Wahl, Mats Gunnar Walday (NIVA)
COMMISSIONED BY
Munchmuseet on the Move
The Munch Museum - Oslo, Norway
CURATED BY
Natalie Hope O’Donnell
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Espen Kregnes
© Marjolijn Dijkman & Toril Johannessen, 2018
