Rene Daalder (born René Daalder 3 March 1944 in

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, died December 31, 2019, sometimes credited as Renee Daalder) was a Dutch writer and director. He lived in

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. Originally a protégé of

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, Daalder has worked with

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, Frans Bromet, and

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. He is regarded as a pioneer of

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and digital motion picture technologies.

Movies

His movies include the teenage horror classic '' Massacre at Central High'' (1976); the punk-rock musical '' Population: 1'' (1986); ''

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'' (1997); and ''Hysteria'' (1997). He also directed the music video for

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's "

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". In October 2008, ''Population: 1'', which features Tomata du Plenty of

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, was released on DVD. He also wrote and directed a documentary on

Bas Jan Ader Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 – disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer. His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. He made perf ...

entitled ''

Here is Always Somewhere Else ''Here Is Always Somewhere Else'' is a 2007 documentary film directed by Rene Daalder and co-produced and edited by Aaron Ohlmann. The film is about the life and work of Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared ...

'', which was released on DVD in November 2008.

Other projects

At the end of 2007, Rene Daalder launched SpaceCollective in collaboration with Folkert Gorter. The community-driven website, where information and ideas are being exchanged about the current state of our species, our planet and the universe, has over 2500 contributors. A growing number of universities, architecture and design schools are conducting projects on the website. In 2008 Rene proposed a new genre of art called “Gravity Art” based on the idea of gravity as a medium.

is seen as the founder of this genre, for the themes of his work of falling and letting go.Matthias Planitzer, “Bas Jan Ader and gravity on the art of letting go”, Castor & Pollux, 26 July 2009
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References

External links

Rene Daalder's website

Here is Always Somewhere Else official website
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