V2_ x IFFR Elsemarijn Bruys - Reflection 2.0

As part of IFFR 2026 Elsemarijn Bruys will present a newly developed side-specific installation Reflection 2.0 at V2_. The immersive and cinematic work invites you into a reflected world that places yourself at the center.

In a green-tinted, alienating environment the installation plays with your role in the reflective environment. Using mirrors, sound, and light interact to form a space that is constantly in flux.

The visitor is not a passive observer but an active force.Through their own movement, not only does the image of the body in the mirror change, but so does their surroundings. The work unfolds as a sensorial experience in which perception is continuously disrupted. Familiar forms become strange, orientation shifts, and the boundary between self and environment dissolves. What remains is a heightened awareness of presence of seeing and being seen.

About Elsemarijn Bruys

Elsemarijn Bruys (1989) playfully explores our senses. She influences and manipulates our perception with sculptures, installations, and architectural interventions, with a keen eye for the relationship between viewer and space. Bruys strives for maximum effect with minimal interventions. Air, reflection, and the intangible are given tangible form. Her work revolves around the interspace, the interaction between visitor and environment, and between people themselves. Elsemarijn draws on principles from Minimal Art: an art movement from the 1960s in which the focus is not on the artwork itself, but on the space itself—with all its values ​​and context.

Opening hours

Friday 30 January – Sunday 8 February: 12:00–18:00h

Opening

29 January 16:30–19:00h

(just prior to the official opening film of IFFR 2026)

Walk-in 16:30h

Opening 17:00h

About IFFR

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is a leading cultural platform that champions compelling cinema and audiovisual art. Through IFFR’s distinct programming, we open a space for i