sound installation
two metal sheets, scaffolding frame, sound gear ;)
220x100x150
Sow/Reap is a sound installation. But you could also call it an instrument. Two metal sheets (220 cm H x 100 cm W) hang closely together and start a conversation, where first one listens and the other speaks, eventually setting them both into motion and creating heavy tones.
This installation evolved from my ongoing research of, and interest in, exploring the sound of metal. Previously, I worked with smaller metal sheets and transducers to use them as reverb plates. Any sound played over the metal is given a unique echo, which I then use for recordings and/or sound installations. However, it's not only the sound that intrigues me. When bass-heavy notes are amplified by the metal sheets, they start to shake violently; it feels as if they will explode if they are not stopped. The plates felt as if they wanted to live a life of their own. This effect became even stronger when I increased their size.
That’s when I had the idea to not use an external sound source, but rather to harvest the vibrations from one plate to be amplified by the other. This creates a feedback loop that, if not stopped, will ring and shake restlessly. The air between the plates pushes the vibrations from one plate towards the other, so if more space is created, the feedback will die down and only subtle tones will be picked up, depending on the amount of space given. I regulate this distance with an Arduino and a stepper motor which turns it into a playable instrument. It produces notes that sound spacious, rumbling and roaring, or high and ringing; it's a surprise every time what comes out of it.
In the future, I envision a larger installation with more plates, creating an orchestra of vibrations that push each other and initiate a collective movement, breathing life into still objects.
video
Shown at GRAW 2025, Zoutziedersstraat 20 Rotterdam
The handycam my grandma gave me back in 2021 holds up to 30 GB. The quality is quite low so it can store hours of video. I take it with me everywhere to capture life and everything in it. I wanted to make something with all the archival material I have because now I was just storing all this material on my harddrive and never using it but also not throwing it out.
The video translates how I look back into the past, it’s not chronological, it’s chaotic. This memory reminds me of the other, reminds me of the other and I’m in the present and I’m 4 years back all in one thought. I try to hold onto these memories knowing that when time passes they will fade.
Rusted metal sheet, 100x50 cm
On show during Creative Co.Lab 2025, Nieuwe Veste, Breda
Engraved time is an art piece I made as an exploration of medium and a way to process personal stories that had been spinning in my head for a while.
I had these metal plates laying around that I used for a sound installation before. They were rusting away in my studio and I became captivated by the way the oxidation nibbled away at the metal. I starting using different chemicals to enhance the oxidation process until the entire top layer of the plates were bright orange, my favorite color. At the same time I picked up drawing again, drawing thoughts that were spiraling in my head that couldn’t be captured with words. Thoughts about my childhood, about grieving, about finding connection and healing. From these drawings I made a collage that I wanted to transfer from paper to a bigger canvas. The rusted metal sheets were a perfect canvas and with a dremel I scratched away the rusted layer to unveil the silver colored metal underneath.
Rusted metal sheet, 20X15 cm
Shown at South Explorer during Rotterdam Art Week 2025
Together with Noor Boiten and Floor Snels
“In the dusty, hidden life of the basement under the gurgling of the sewers, leftover materials are transformed into image carriers, and insects are re-enchanted.”
2024
Participative sound installation
Sound installation
Two metal sheets, frame, instruments
Shown at GRAW 2024, Tuinlaan 104, Schiedam
In 2022 (see below) I made a sound installation that I wanted to explore further. I liked the idea of utlizing these metal sheets as speakers as they give instruments an interesting sound and extra dimension. I invited viewer to play with instruments that were amplified over the metal speakers. The playfullness that people experience when they get free range to turn knobs was something wonderful to see!
2023
Participative installation
Five metal boxes, five scaffold frames, webcam, RPI, LED screen
Shown during NowShow 2023, St. Joost School of Art & Design, Breda
Superbia invites the viewer to observe themselves from unexpected viewing points. The observer becomes the observed. The act of being transparent and showcasing ourselves online, which has become the new norm, has (in my opinion) a profound impact on our identities. By broadcasting our lives on social media platforms, we try to grasp a sense of control over this self-presentation. However, this curated self raises my concerns about the authenticity of our identity. Online platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become commercialized and don’t leave space for authentic and diverse self exploration. With this artwork I want to offer the audience a new view upon themselves, a view they can’t have any control over.
Full written text, part of participatory installation Superbia can be read here.
Sound Installation
Four metal sheets, 150 x 75 cm, sound gear
In collaboration with Chloé Blansjaar
Shown at STROOM, Breda
Shown at Filling the Void, The Grey Space, Den Haag (2023)
Echoic Memory engages with the challenge of capturing and archiving memories for later recollection. Intrigued by the question of what makes them last, the work explores alternative ways of evoking memory through a sensory environment, rather than through the use of images. Using field recordings and a blend of personal and collective memories, we construct a sonic environment evoking a shared sense of familiarity and inducing a dreamlike state. The resulting interactive environment invites the viewer to contemplate, explore, listen and construct their own narrative based on these sounds.