For Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier, an animation was created that visualizes the history of the Dutch water boards. Together with the client and experts I developed the storyboard, and subsequently produced the illustrations and animations.

The film tells the story of North Hollanders and their ongoing struggle against water; from land reclamation and peat extraction to devastating storms and the draining of countless lakes. A landscape that shifted from 4 metres above sea level to 5 metres below.

With the visual design I wanted to make the threat posed by the restless waters surrounding the sinking land palpable: muddy, heavy, and oppressive, while also referring to the ever-changing maps of the region that have been drawn over time.