In collaboration with STUK and the Brakke Grond, FIBER presents Sound Art | Neighbouring Frequencies. An afternoon showcasing the rich development and presentation of sound art filled with sound art performances and installations.

Programme

Phantom Limb is a project exploring the enigmatic and poetic relationship between a human being and a black box that is our interior by transforming a medical ultrasound machine into an instrument. The medical machine is used to illuminate the inside of the body, and expand the space of the artistic act into the organs, under the skin.

Maria Komarova will present her latest performance Krɑjïnɑ.  “Krɑjïnɑ is an alluvial gathering of bark, cork, rubber, wires, roots, plastic, electret capsules, motors, batteries, stones, speakers and integrated circuits. A place where things become forces, and sounds become tales. Where artifacts dance with landforms and offer hints without posing riddles. Being joint along the seams of our categories, they resonate, shake, feedback and tremble, altering the polarity of assigned meanings.”

As an experimental accordionist, Suzan Peeters expands the acoustic sound spectrum of the accordion by using objects, transducers and live electronics. At the heart of her sonic exploration lies a massage board, which makes her body and the instrument vibrate and oscillate. Sound and movement are closely connected as the former follows the movement of the bellows. Through the integration of transducers and live electronics, Peeters transforms her accordion into a dynamic speaker. The transducer offers an extra dimension to the instrument, creating texture and a subtle amplification to the acoustic sound. 

Aernoudt Jacobs presents the Dutch premiere of “Akoetrope”. A unique and self-developed rotating sound machine, which is both an intuitive device and scientific strategy for understanding the persistence of sound cognition. The device is freely inspired from the Phénakisticope/Zoetrope devices that were invented around 1833 that use the phenomenon of iconic memory (or persistence of vision) to create a moving image in the human brain. 

Closing the ninth edition of our festival is Myra-Ida van der Veen with her delicate and breath-centred performance Second Breath. Settle yourself into darkness to be welcomed by enlightening voices and vibrations. Second Breath is a performance that delves into the physicality of sound as it moves through the primal essence of the voice: the breath. 

Doors: 12:45
Event: 13:00 - 18:00

Location: de Brakke Grond
Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam

This event is included in the full festival pass (almost sold out)
Limited single event tickets also available.

A short Q&A with the exhibition artists is included in the day programme.