HD installation (2009)

Filmed on location in the Dutch Pavilion, Venice

Voice-over spoken by

Michael Maloney

Voice-over

excerpts from

Marco Polo's 'The Travels', 1298/9

Concept and Direction

Fiona Tan

Director of Photography

Stef Tijdink

Art Direction

Vincent de Pater

Edited by

Mario Steenbergen, Fiona Tan

Sound Design

Hugo Dijkstal

Camera Assistant

Steven van Beek

Grip

Daan Dillo

Gaffer

Maarten Rijnbeek

Best Boy

Oscar van Rijn

Props

Elsa Oskam

Set Dresser

Mark Hammel

Art Direction Administration

Wilma Scheumie

Set Construction

Albert Kuipers

Artist's Assistants

Camilla Robinson, Nina Yuen

Archive Research

Gerard Nijssen, Marty de Jong, Fiona Tan

Archival Material

Nova, NOS Journaal, VPRO, IKON, RVU, Beeld en Geluid, Hilversum, Nederlands Filmmuseum

Set Photography

Per Kristiansen

Producer

Floor Onrust, Sanna Fabery de Jonge, Family Affair Films

Production Manager

Noortje Wilschut

Production Assistant, Venice

Ankie Schellekens

Camera

Camera Rentals, Amsterdam

Lighting

Rental & More, Venice

Postproduction

AVP, Amstelveen

Supported by

Juist Just
juistjust.com

Shirdak
shirdak.nl

With thanks to

Rob Birza, Marente Bloemheuvel, Saskia Bos, Danniel Danniel, Dag Erik Elgin, Goert Giltay, Joost de Haas, Kees Hin, Marita Jonsson, Johan Pousette, Ine Legerstee and Rob Docter (Stichting Rietveld Paviljoen), Ronny Temme (Nederlands Filmmuseum), Tom Kleijn (Nova), Wouter Zwart (NOS Journaal)

Commissioned by the Mondriaan Foundation for the Dutch Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale

Funded by the Mondriaan Foundation and Frith Street Gallery, London

© Fiona Tan, 2009