Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs
Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs
Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs
Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs
Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs
Impression of graduation project by Hugo van der Sluijs

Hugo van der Sluijs, Nederland

Ballistic contemplation
Graduation Project

Audio installation reflecting on conflicts and symbiosis, between digital and physical violence and harmony, derived from my personal relationship with the firearm.

The violent ordinary
Thesis

The violent ordinary – Hugo van der Sluijs

My thesis is a documentary, it can be watched online. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/OgoLkuGx29s

Since a young age I developed a fascination for firearms, but later I started to question this obsession. I don’t support real violence. How is it possible that I became so obsessed by something that is only meant to kill? I started to research media culture, and how this shaped our current view of towards the firearm. By conducting a series of interviews, I discovered that my positive relationship towards the firearm isn’t something exclusive. Ever since it was portrayed in movies, video games and on current media platforms as a form of entertainment, our associations with the firearm to death became incoherent. This unrealistic yet close relationship I have with the firearm could help me feel less vulnerable, but at the same time the firearm makes life more vulnerable than ever.