Obscuur is a collection of sound essays that reflect on the urban underground and the practice of listening.
How can we bring the hidden and underground sound world to the surface? Beneath the city lies a world of hidden sounds. If we listen carefully, we can hear the rhythms and flows of the city resonating through the acoustic spaces of the underground. Transformed and shaped by her inner structures, these sounds are the resonances of urban life.
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Landforms is the sound collective of Gillis Van der Wee and Lotte Nijsten. Together they create radio documentaries, installations, sound compositions, and transdisciplinary performances that approach the fragile relationship between humans and (micro)landscapes from the perspective of Acoustic Ecology and Sound Studies.
Lotte Nijsten (1994°) is a sound artist, documentarist and field recordist. She earned a master’s degree in Language and Literature from the VUB and graduated as a radio producer from RITCS after that. She is a board member of Klankverbond, the Flemish professional association for audio makers.
Gillis Van der Wee (1992°) is a foley artist, sound designer, and sound artist, specialized in field recording. He earned a degree in Sociology from the KULeuven and graduated as a sound designer from RITCS. Apart from his own artistic practice, he also works as a sound designer and foley artist for film, radio and theatre.