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The video work The Clearing reveals a fascination for exploring the indescribable and the ambiguous, a space in which certainty falls away and one can experience moments of thoughtlessness, perhaps even timelessness. This concept of an indefinable space is a recurring theme in Marco Douma and Roel Meelkop's audiovisual works.

Since the 1990s, both makers have been active in art in their own fields. Roel Meelkop developed from visual art to sound artist and Marco Douma developed from painting to multimedia artist. They made the acquired expertises their own and are in that sense self-taught in their current fields. At the same time, their visual academic background still plays a major role in the creation process. Perhaps this common denominator, which they recognise in each other's work, makes their collaboration so natural and complete. The collaboration began in 2011 and since then they have created video installations, performances and video works.