2 About us « NomadicMILK

2 About us

Nomadic MILK is an art project that is executed by artist Esther Polak and a small team. The project is produced by foundation Beelddiktee, in co-production with NIMk Amsterdam

Esther Polak is a new media artist working in the field of ‘locative media’

She is best known from her earlier projects AmsterdamREALTIME and MILKproject

Edwin Dertien is an independent robot developer.

Floris Maathuis works on the robot software development.

Dirk Kruyder Video Editor

Hans Veldkamp cameraman (photo and video), during our Fieldworktrip November-December 2009

Ivar van Bekkum Production

Bing Ie Freelance Producer

Aske Hopman Production Website.

Aske is an interaction consultant combining concept development with tech/project management. He worked together with Esther Polak on the earlier AmsterdamREALTIME and had a small advisory role with MILKproject.

Bente Bourgondien Website Design

Don Mader English Corrections

Aliyu Momale guide and interpretor Fieldwork Trip January 2009

Musa Manu Suleiman guide and interpretor Fieldwork Trip November 2009

Tijmen Schep cameraman (photo and video), blogger and all round helper during our Fieldworktrip January 2009

Michiel de Lange is mobile technology PhD researcher. His collaboration took place in the framework of Co-Ops.

Ab Drent is an independent ecological anthropologist. His collaboration took place in the research phase of the project and the Cameroon Fieldwork Trip.

download Ab’s paper (.pdf; 2,9 MB) on pastoralism in Cameroon.

Stichting Beelddiktee will do the production in collaboration with:

The Pastoral Resolve (PARE) Kaduna, Nigeria -contacts pastoralist communities

CEDC/CML Haman Unusa, Maroua, Cameroon/Leiden, NL -contacts pastoralist communities

NIMk, Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst Montevideo Time Based Arts -Artis inrecidence Esther Polak, Spring 2009

Mobilefest, BR -production NomadicGrazing fieldwork in Mato Grosso do Sul, BR

CO-OP’s offers the framework for Nomadic MILK phase 01.

CO-OP’s, ‘interteritoriale verkenningen in kunst en wetenschap’ is a project initiated by Rob Zwijnenberg at the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO).

funding and finacial suppoort

Mondriaan Foundation

NCDO

NIMk

NWO, Netherlands

Friesland Foods

Stichting kfHEIN

Royal Netherlands Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria.

The Netherlands Consulate General Sao Paolo.

Stichting Liedts-Meessen

STROOM

advise and support:

Saleh Momale, (PARE and B.U.K. University Kano Nigeria)

Ignatio Granel, Abuja, Nigeria