Creative residency.
Residency awarded as part of the Phonurgia Nova Awards 2023.
Liquid Polyphonies is a sound composition that invites the listener on an acoustic journey through the polyphonic soundscape of the North Sea. Using sounds recorded during field research in the European parts of the North Sea (2022), Lotte and Gillis create an electroacoustic composition where marine life, technology, industry and science intertwine.
In creating this piece, Lotte and Gillis reflected on the epistemological possibilities of sound and their own position in the field as recorders: What can sounds tell us about the socio-economic and ecological contexts of damaged landscapes? And what role do we play as field archivists?
Production
Landforms
Acknowledgements
the NIOZ team, the VLIZ team, Jeroen Vandesande
Landforms
Landforms is the sound collective of Gillis Van der Wee and Lotte Nijsten. Together, they create radio documentaries, sound walks, sound compositions and transdisciplinary performances that address the fragile relationship between humans and (micro)landscapes from the perspective of acoustic ecology and sound studies. Landforms' artistic research is currently focused on interspecies listening and sonic intimacy, investigating how a sense of interconnectedness can be forged through the ear.
Lotte Nijsten
Lotte Nijsten (b. 1994) is a sound artist, documentary filmmaker and field recordist. She holds a master's degree in language and literature from the VUB and a diploma in radio production from the RITCS in 2020. She is a board member of Klankverbond, the Flemish professional association of audio producers.
Gillis Van der Wee
Gillis Van der Wee (1992°) is a noisemaker, sound designer and sound artist specializing in field recording. He holds a degree in sociology from the KULeuven and a diploma in sound design from the RITCS. In addition to his own artistic practice, he also works as a sound designer and noisemaker for film, radio and theater.
Gillis Van Der Wee
director, sound engineer
Lotte Nijsten
director