So since there’s very little going on outdoors – and the light at the end of the tunnel appears to remain out of reach – we call ourselves lucky to be able to welcome artists within the safe confinements of our studios here at Overtoon. Over the course of future weeks, several artists will use their residency at Overtoon to elaborate on new or existing projects. Allow us to introduce you to our current residents and let you in on some inside information.
Els Viaene
“For a very long time now, I approach sound in my work as an end product, namely something I record with my microphones and then use as a material that I mould and remould. This process then results into a composition, a live performance or an installation. In my current practice and research I investigate sound at its source, the moment it is shaped. I asked myself, ‘how can I shape sound into a matter which manifests itself as a tangible, visible medium?'” Read more.
Lukas De Clerck
The residency of Lukas De Clerck is part of an ongoing research project around mechanisms that produce a flow of air. They are sound installations, between sculpture and a musical instrument, providing a way of activating various amounts of flutes at the same time. One of this mechanisms is a trampoline. Underneath the trampoline is a grid of pumps that are connected with flutes.
During the residency Lukas will further shape this project, also focusing on composition and to learn how to use it as a – be it personal – musical instrument. Another mechanism is a bouncy castle. Part of the aim of the residency in this project is creating a connection ‘adapter’ between the bouncy castle and the flutes in such a way that air can only pass at a moment of impact, the jump.
Emile Van Helleputte
Emile Van Helleputte will work on two projects during this residency. The first project is the composition of a musical piece based on the phenomenon of constant spectrum melody; a musical paradox based on the interference patterns of multiple frequencies. For the second project he will focus on developing an organ book. An organ book is a cardboard stencil used for mechanical organs. What interests the artist in this work is the possibility to create an own language and typography rather than the use of the organ book in its original function.
VOID
Phonautogram is a project VOID started in 2019 with the idea of creating drawings with sound using the most ancient and analogical technique. The artists built a machine based on the knowledge found in books and online of the first sound recording of history, realised by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1860. He had built a small rolling cylinder on which he set a piece of paper that he previously blackened with the smoke of an oil lamp. This black-smoke-coated paper is so sensitive that anything that touches the paper leaves a mark. Read more.
ONGOING
AERNOUDT JACOBS (AND MANY OTHERS) AT THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM IN MADRID
Audiosphere. Sound Experimentation 1980-2020 features the work of 810 artists from 80 countries working in the field of experimental music, with a particular focus on the independent, underground, DIY and non-academic spheres, both before and after the popularization of the internet. The exhibition aims to fill a historical and cultural void by supporting and presenting the work of this international community that in most cases has been ignored in the field of contemporary art.
Group exhibition featuring Aernoudt Jacobs, along with other former Overtoon residents, such as Justin Bennett, Davide Tidoni, Stijn Demeulenaere, Liew Niyomkarn and Dominik 't Jolle.
Curated by Francisco López. The catalogue of the exhibition can be downloaded freely here.
Audiosphere. Sound Experimentation 1980-2020, group show
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 52 Calle Santa Isabel, Madrid, Spain
From 14 October 2020 to 11 January 2021
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