Canned Laughter is an experimental, multidisciplinary project that looks for humor in times of crisis. Forms of humor that won’t make you roar with laughter, but rather make you feel uneasy or uncomfortable. Irony, sarcasm and cynicism are obvious examples. Comedy and crisis seem to have built up a special bond throughout history. Laughter can be seen as the flip side of fear in a period of economic crisis. Comedy becomes a welcome antidote to the precarious conditions of everyday life and the stress and uncertainty that come with it.
Marijke de Roover, Frank & Robbert, Robbert & Frank, Gorilla, Jeroen Jongeleen, Gyz la Rivière, William Ludwig Lutgens, Niels Post, Lieven Segers, Metahaven, Yuri Veerman, Steye Felix, Joost Halbertsma, CMMC
MARIJKE DE ROOVER, PHOTO: TRENDBEHEER
Canned Laughter | Humor in Crisis
November 1 - 8 2015, Verhalenhuis Bélvèdere, Rotterdam
WILLIAM LUDWUG LUTGENS, PHOTO: TRENDBEHEER
REFT: GYZ LA RIVIÈRE, LIGHT: LIEVEN SEGERS, PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
PERFORMANCE CMMC, PHOTO: KRISTEL VAN DEN HEEDE
GYZ LA RIVIÈRE, PHOTO: TRENDBEHEER
GYZ LA RIVIÈRE, PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
EXPOSITIEOVERZICHT, PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
DAILY GORILLA, PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
JEROEN JONGELEEN. PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
METAHAVEN, 'CAN JOKES BRING DOWN GOVERNMENTS?' PHOTO: TRENDBEHEER
NIELS POST, PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
MARIJKE DE ROOVER, PHOTO: TRENDBEHEER
FRANK & ROBBERT, ROBBER EN FRANK. PHOTO: RICK MESSEMAKER
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