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HERMAN HELLE (1953) studied at Rotterdam Art Academy. At the end of the 1970 s he toured venues for improvised music as storyteller and trombonist with the Jozef Kip Quartet. After this he roamed building sites to create brick sculptures there. Since 1986 he has been working on Being There, an ever-growing and all-embracing photographic portrait of the world, consisting of thousands of images. Herman also made scale models for urban planners and architects, including Rem Koolhaas. He joined Hotel Modern in 1998, PAULINE KALKER graduated from Arnhem Theatre School in 1992. She immersed herself in expressive theatre and scriptwriting, acted with several companies and made her own performances. Pauline created live installations including one that involved hanging from a theatre facade. She formed Hotel Modern with Arlène Hoornweg in 1997. RUUD VAN DER PLUIJM (Rotterdam 1962) studied at the conservatory, mime school and art school. Most of his work has been as an actor, musician and/or performer. As well as guest roles with various Dutch and Belgian theatre companies, Ruud was a permanent member of Krochttheater, who were known mainly fortheir abridged adaptations oftheatre classics. He later worked together with Hotel Modern on Heden Stad (City Now), DoeDaDa, stad inde schuur (city in the shed) and Kamp.

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