Laurence's Notes

Laurence is the voice, writer and producer of the project

I first came up with the idea for this script whilst dealing with a particularly guity hang-over, as I thought of all those who were weighing on my conscience, those appearing without sin but with much judgement, I uttered the words 'I shall soon come to know this choir of angels', that was to be the phrase that consumed me for the next month as I worked intensively with Marcelle to create the right images to go with the script. My direction was ultimately;
'Think, you're work set in New York and maybe crossed with George Grozs' ink drawings on a bad day'.
I've known Marcelle for some time and we've done one other project together, which was a documentary on her work, below;

 

Interview between Laurence Fuller and Marcelle Hanselaar

 

Marcelle Hanselaar

Marcelle’s creative abilities as a contemporary expressionist should be a strong aspect of the film, to produce an expressionist film in every level of production from the performances to the cinematography. Drawing influences from the founders of Expressionism such as George Grosz and Max Beckmann

Marcelle Hanselaar was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and travelled extensively in Asia and Europe before finally settling down in her studio in central London. Although she studied briefly at The Royal Academy, The Hague,1962-'64, in oil painting she is entirely self-taught. In 1992/93 and again in 1995/96 Hanselaar was invited to teach painting at the S.W.Teaching University, Chongqing, China, she also taught drawing at Sotheby's Educational Institute, London from 1989-'99. Around that time Hanselaar became interested in etching and learned printmaking first at Morley College and later at Kensington & Chelsea College. Marcelle Hanselaar's early painting was abstract but from 1992 her work became completely figurative. Member of The London Group and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.

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