

Nothing to see here
WINDOW TO A SMALL ALTERNATIVE REALITY
A series of strange events involving a plastic bag, a confused man, a coyote, and a lost child gradually challenges our perception: What goes on behind our backs? How much of reality can we actually comprehend? And isn't our experience of reality merely a self-constructed illusion?
Nothing to see here is an interactive viewing box by Studio Nergens that invites passers-by to become part of a kaleidoscopic and disruptive immersive experience.
Nothing to See Here immerses you in an optical and sonic illusion. You encounter your live doppelganger, while fictional figures and immersive sounds stalk and surround it. A series of strange events involving a plastic bag, a confused man, and a wolf gradually challenge our perception: What's happening behind your back? How much of reality can we truly comprehend? And isn't our experience of reality merely a self-constructed illusion?
Nothing to See Here is an experience in public space, one you can participate in at any time and for as long as you like. A visual and auditory game that questions reality. The installation shakes and splits your perception, placing you in the middle of an alienating virtual world while simultaneously allowing you to observe yourself from a distance. Nothing to See Here explores that what we accept as truth is not objective or fixed, but is constantly shaped by our bodily relationship with it: Am I, or do I have a body? And what is the reality that exists outside of us?
In "Nothing to See Here," I collaborate with art and technical director Aron Fels, sound artist Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman, and spatial sound engineer Wouter Snoei to create not only an optical but also a sonic illusion. "Nothing to See Here" uses live 3D images of you and the train station. The stimulating sounds of the interactive and spatial soundscape surround you and play tricks on you. We playfully challenge you to consider what is true or real, and whether we can ever truly know." - Celine Daemen

Nothing to See Here will have its world premiere at IDFA DocLab (November 14-22, 2025)

press
"Crackling metal near your ear, a hand on your shoulder – Celine Daemen created a technical gem" ★★★★☆
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Showcases
Nothing to see here was presented at:
13/06/2025 PRESENTATIE & TALK, NATIONALE OPERA EN BALLET, AMSTERDAM
30/08/2025 - 07/09/2025 PROTOTYPE: CULTURA NOVA, STATION HEERLEN
13/10/2025 - 22/10/2025 INTERNATIONALE PREMIÈRE: IDFA DOCLAB
29/10/2025 - 10/01/2026 MUZIEKGEBOUW AMSTERDAM
making of

credits
team
Director: Celine Daemen
Art direction and technical direction: Aron Fels
Acoustic scenography and sound composition: Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman
Spatial sound engineering: Wouter Snoei
Author: Stefanie Kolk
Interaction designer: Sjoerd van Acker
Installation design and construction : Floriaan Egbers
3D/VFX artist and technical construction: Glenn Wustlich
Actor: Fabrizio Rongione
Dramaturg: Guido Janssen
Rigger: Tim Senden
Stereoscope builder: Jeroen de Wijs
Listening tube builder: Ed Douwes
Automation: Marco Mooren and Mees van der Wijk
3D/ VFX: Lucas Dekker, Britt Reijners, Ruben Coers
Directed by : Luca Meisters
Stereoscopic advice: Niko Himschoot
production
Business management: Carry Hendriks and Sophie Simenel
Production: Nicky Groot
Marketing & PR: Marieke Josselet
Teaser, making off and images: Bowie Verschuren, Adem Gümrükçüler and Aron Fels
Nothing to see here is a production by Studio Nergens, in co-production with Cultura Nova Festival, Muziekgebouw Productiehuis and Dutch National Opera & Ballet in collaboration with IDFA Doclab, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and Onassis ONX and was developed with the financial support of Fonds Podiumkunsten, the Netherlands Filmfonds and the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.
Disclaimer: Live video cameras are used within a 4-meter radius of the installation. The footage is used solely for artistic purposes; it is destroyed every 10 seconds and not stored. By entering this area around the installation, you agree to participate in the live video installation.







