Nika Schmitt
Nika Schmitt (1992), born in Luxembourg, is since 2017 an independent sound artist. Currently based in Rotterdam, she makes site specific electromechanical installations and kinetic sculptures. After receiving her high school diploma in 2012 (International Baccalaureate (IB)), she started her “Bachelor of Fine Arts” in 2013 at the “Academy of Fine Arts and Design” in […]
Lord Tang
Lord Tang was born in a beam of light arcing over a chasm of darkness. He fell to Earth in 2012 and has steadily been picking up the pieces to form the jagged, colorful mosaic he currently inhabits. Heaving himself through tropical sleaze he emerges with a quiet rage that is propelled with a smile. […]
Mika Oki
Mika Oki is a French-Japanese visual and sound artist, living and working in Brussels. With a background in sculpture and electro-acoustic music, she explores the notion of intangible spaces and emotional landscapes through video and sound installations, using abstract sound textures, and kinetic mental images. At the Vorn und Oben art gallery, Mika Oki’s Parhelion installation […]
Amber Meulenijzer
SAAB SCULPTURE VII An installation as part of the Saab Sculptures, a series of works placing the Saab 900 car in different contexts, thus questioning, transforming, pimping public and private space. Different sound pieces explore the possibilities of the 12 Toa intercom-loudspeakers mounted on top of its roof, always tailored to the acoustics of the […]
François Winants
For over 15 years, the Belgian artist François Winants has been blending mixing art, science and nature to produce works that challenge our perceptions, question the notion of environment and involve climate variations.Inspired by field recording and Science, François Winants has developed visualization projects focused on Hrz waves, seismic waves and the atmosphere. The artworks […]
Daniel Jodocy
FRIDAY 13:00 – 17:00SATURDAY/SUNDAY 13:00 – 19:00 Scientist, musician and instrument builder Daniel Jodocy hails from Eastern Belgium, but moved to New York in 1997. He has recorded with musicians, artists and bands such as Jonas Mekas, Bill Frisell, Q Tip, John Zorn, Art Baron and many more. He is a member of the Dizzy […]
Lostsoundbytes
The tape label from Brussels Vastechoses distorts time with some foggy downtempo beats and duby howls from obscure cavities. https://vastechoses.bandcamp.com/
IFB
Philipp Höning and Thorsten Schneider, who are behind Institut für Betrachtung together with Wolfgang Brauneis and Hans-Jürgen Hafner, will host the IfB radio shows during the festival. Each show takes the form of an interview or audio essay, dedicated to a topic from the fi elds of 20th and 21st century visual art and music, […]
SONIC CHAIR
The Sonic Chair sound pieces concept was developed for the “soundwaves” series on sound art which ran in Cologne in 2017 and 2018 and was conceived and developed by curator Georg Dietzler. Artists from the noise music scene have composed pieces for the SONIC CHAIR sc01, a piece of loudspeaker designer furniture that can be […]
Begüm Erciyas
Begüm Erciyas was born 1982 in Ankara / Turkey. While studying molecular biology and genetics in Ankara, Begüm Erciyas got involved in various dance projects in Turkey and became part of [laboratuar], a performing arts research and project group. Later, she studied at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria. She was artist-in-residence at Akademie Schloss […]