Dull

A performance on the Dam as a living statue.
I wanted to see what would be the reactions of passerby's when I'm just standing still like a living statue but without the costume or make-up. I got some very nice responds, people first wanted to give me money but I had nothing lying in front of me to put the money in. So they just started to take pictures. Just standing on a little stool absolutely still as myself I turned into a tourist attraction.

Playing arround

Magic Textiles, just some little expiriments having funn with yarns

27 November Gallerie De Brakke Grond

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On the 27'th of November'09 we've turned De Brakke Grond into A fictional movie set.
I took part in this project by making it possible for people to draw with yarn on the floor.

Textile Sounds

Textile Sounds is a project aimed at getting various sounds out of different fabrics, it’s an art piece that combines two of my greatest passions in life, music and textile art. therefore its no surprise that I wanted to bring these two together.

The problem I faced was how to create these sounds. During one of my earlier projects  my sleeve accidentally got caught in the mouth of a vacuumcleaner, it produced a very interesting trumpet like sound. That was my “eureka” moment, where i knew that I wanted to investigate this phenomena further.
Once I knew that suction could produce sounds out of cloth, I was curious if various pieces of textile material would produce  distinct timbres.
 I knew beforehand  that the recordings would have interference from the sound of the vacuumcleaner itself. I played with the idea of putting the vacuum cleaner in a box, but finally decided against that, as i found a vacuumcleaner with a long hose, therefore minimalizing the sound of the vacuum engine. What factors where in play here? Was the thickness of a piece of fabric a major contributor, or would the material itself play more of a role?
Because I wanted a clean recording I opted to research the first two variables, as the power of suction would only diminish the generation of sound. Once I had the variables I saw the possibility of composing a piece of music with this“instrument”.
I re-recorded the sounds with the techniques ive learned, and got good source material, then I proceded to cut and paste the various samples together to form a microtonal composition where  let the textile voices speak for themselves. I found the visual representation of my composition visually pleasing and worked out a way to translate that back into two textile objects. As shown here above a way of wearing the song as a necklace, or presented as Music object in an abstract way.

Music product

 

Compilation in sound samples

  

To listen to the final song:

Birthmark Connections

For a long time now I've been investigating the connections birthmarks can make on your body, if it can create certain patterns or can visualize a connection. I try to visualize in this movie not only a connection but also the disconnection people can experience during life. Showing the way disconnection will always lead to taking some parts of the other one with you.