Sound Art Sunday, now entering its third edition, is dedicated entirely to four experimental performances by Belgian and Netherlands-based sound artists. From custom-built kinetic instruments to playable installations, the programme on Sunday 31 May offers an adventurous exploration of contemporary sound art in the Grote Zaal of de Brakke Grond.
As part of the programme, Amber Meulenijzer presents Holding Shadows: a performance featuring eight suspended streetlights. In this audiovisual work, Meulenijzer reveals the inner workings of gas-discharge lamps through the use of electromagnetic microphones. Flickers of light are translated directly into sound, while transformers and electrical currents generate deep, resonant tones.
Joris Strijbos presents a live composition for Kinetic Sounds: a modular system of rotating loudspeakers in which sound and movement are intrinsically intertwined. During the performance, horn and bullet speakers are activated as a mechanical ensemble that actively engages with the acoustics of the space.
One And Many Flutes is a performance by Hannah Todt in which steel tubes together form a polyphonic flute for collective performance. The work explores the close relationship between breath and sound, tone and melody, and the individual and the collective.
In her sound performance, Anaïs Lossouarn interacts with stones through touch, drawing sound from their edges as if playing crystal glasses. Through this interaction, visitors perceive the subtle rhythms of others resonating through the mineral bodies, resulting in a tactile connection between the human body and the organic pulse of life.
Sound Art Sunday is part of the Neighbouring Frequencies exchange programme, organised by FIBER, STUK and de Brakke Grond, with the support of Kunstenpunt.
