PROJECTS

Master the Universe: particle and quantum physics in Utrecht

Finally, Master the Universe!” at the University Science Museum of Utrecht unveils a radical new exhibit in a state-of-the-art decor. After Months and months of hard work and a brow-mopping production, Todd van Hulzen and the Museumstudio (now StudioLouter) are proud to show to the world our ground-breaking exhibit on theoretical particle physics and the

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Project for the Hermitage Show “Matisse to Malevich”

For the blockbuster exhibition, “Matisse to Malevich: Pioneers of Modern Art from the Hermitage”, Todd was asked by the Museumstudio to help create a space for a multimedia installation, or as they like to call it in their vision-statement, “a dream machine”. The venerable museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia has

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Gallery of Handiwork through the Years

This is a gallery of fine and applied art by the hand of Todd van Hulzen. Todd started his career as a fine artist.  Through the years he has functioned as a: decorative painter, copyist, puppet maker, polystyrene sculptor for the film industry, stuccador-sculptor for interiors, fabric printer, totem-pole builder,

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Exhibit NewtonMania at Museum Boerhaave in Leiden a Huge Success.

After 6 months of hard work, the ambitious exhibition about the influence of Isaac Newton in the Netherlands has finally come to fruition. The Opening was the most crowded on record, which befits a local “blockbuster”. After speeches and toasts by Nobel Laureate Gerard ‘t Hooft (physics 1999) and a

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Museum Broekerveiling, phase I: “The Auction Day”

The first phase of Museum Broekerveiling’s debut as an important new regional museums is finished. “The Auction Day”, an installation found in the visitor’s center/museum of the Broekerveiling, is a first introduction to life in the Realm of 1000 islands, and tells the story of a typical auction day from

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“Brave Beasts” at the Royal Dutch Army Museum

How do you make a fun and compelling familyexhibit about animals and war, without avoidingthe hard realities? By forging a risky and stimulatingmarriage between Army and Carnival . Sculptedblack “Shadow Animals” carried the collection onrotating carrousels and the multimedia was ensconcedin carnivalesque army tents. The Subtext? “War is not a

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Sanctuary, Gothic Sci-Fi Fantasy series

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the Science Fiction-Gothic-Fantasy series Sanctuary.  Sanctuary has now finished its 4th season on the Sci-Fi Channel. The series pilot was shot in Vancouver using an amount of computer generated imagery (CGI) unprecedented for a fledgling project.  Most of the “sets” were thus

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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Gilded Age Drama

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the period drama film Girl with a Pearl Earring. This film was nominated for two Academy Awards (Oscars) of which one was for the Production Design of Ben van Os. The film is named after a painting of the same name

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Erik in the Land of Insects, 2004

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the Dutch family film Erik in the Land of Insects (Erik of ‘t klein insectenboek in Dutch). The story is of a young boy who falls into the shrunk-down world of sentient, chatty insects

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European Gigolo

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the American comedy film Deuce Bigalow, European Gigolo . In spite of being one of the most pointless, puerile, and offensive films ever made, one is nonetheless allowed to be satisfied with one’s own contribution. Right? Filmed in redressed locations in

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Resistance

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the historical drama Resistance. Todd was Set Designer. IMDB: “The epic tale of an American reconnaissance pilot downed in occupied Belgium at the height of World War II. Hidden by resistance fighters, the pilot falls in love with the wife of the

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The Baroness and the Pig

This is a portfolio gallery of design work for the historical drama The Baroness and the Pig. For this film Todd was a special assistant to the production designer Ben van Os, as well as a specialty prop maker and set designer. The Baroness and the Pig is a Canadian/Hungarian co-production filmed

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