The horizon is the face of the earth, the profile. We modify this face without asking for permission. Instead, we should listen to her more carefully. The video installation Songs of the Horizon does exactly this: allowing us listen to the horizon. Her lines reminded me of a music bar, so I developed software that translates this profile into a soundscape. This way, the horizon turns into a composer:
Watou (Belgium)
For Art festival Watou 2024, I filmed the horizon around the small village of Watou and turned it into accompanying soundscapes. The video installation explores how the horizon changes through the seasons:
The festival could be visited from 5 July to 1 September 2024. I received a grant from the Creative Industry Stimulation Fund for this project. Read reactions from VRT, de Poëziekrant and The Gaze.
After Watou, the video installation was presented at POW festival, Brasil.
Amsterdam
For Sprouts Filmfestival Sprouts Film Festival, I developed the following version, in which the horizons of Amsterdam East were the composer. In this Songs of the Horizon, fog and sunset play a major role:
I received a grant from stadsdeel Oost to develop this film. Sprouts can be visited from 14 to 20 April 2025 at Studio/K, Amsterdam.
After Sprouts, this film has been displayed at Ibrida Festival, Italy.