30/09/2016
title: About the project
directing photographer: Marije Kuiper
product: Like Knows Like
creatives: Founded by filmmaker Bas Berkhout & photographer Marije Kuiper
This photo was taken as a scene for the short doc about this artist for the ongoing documentary project called Like Knows Like. This project follows a day in the life of creatives, artists and bloggers popular on social media all over the globe. About the project: We love Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Flickr, WordPress and a lot more. Through social media, we’ve become acquainted with unique artists we admire. Photographers, filmmakers, painters, printmakers, architects, musicians and bloggers all over the world. We’re surrounded by so many talented people and we ask ourselves all the time: ‘How does this person create such good work? What inspires and drives him? What is it that she sees? What’s he like in real life?’ We think that many of our fellow followers share the same curiosity. The work the artists share on social media inspires us and makes us happy. But the digital world is often criticized as volatile and shallow. Sometimes, we miss the human touch. That’s why the idea was born to make documentaries about the people we admire. With our films and photos, we celebrate the bond between follower and artist. We meet our online loves offline. Through the documentary form, we gain deeper insight into the artist and satisfy our own curiosity. The project is called ‘Like Knows Like’, ’cause we think it’s a great opportunity to showcase both the artist and our own talent. To make this project and its chosen angle of incidence a success, the documented artist writes, posts, links or embeds his involvement on his own social timeline. Like Knows Like is an independent side-project. It’s not about making money. It’s about sharing love. About the makers: As a directing duo photographer Marije Kuiper and filmmaker Bas Berkhout are both captivated by humans who try to give meaning to their lives. After more than three years of friendship, and working alongside each other, they began this project together. They're both true soul-searchers looking for moving and extraordinary stories and express themselves by taking photo's, making film and writing.
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