‘Composed Office’ is a site-specific project in which we change the façade of the renovated Witteveen + Bos office building into an sonic-instrument by attaching thirty sound sources to the façade. This work is part of a series that we make under the name Architone; a series in which we investigate how we can change public […]
OHM is a relatively new collaborative project where Geert-Jan Hobijn, Gijs Gieskes and Radboud Mens perform using self-built tools. The three have a very impressive status of each other and this cooperation could be referred to as a ‘super group’ of instrument builders and developers. For Instruments Make Play they (for the first time!) a […]
Ohm is more a side project with Geert-Jan Hobijn, Gijs Gieskes and Radboud Mens. Each of us has build their own instruments that we bring. This was our first show, we did not rehearse, test live on stage.
We build a new mechanical orchestra for Transmediale that consists of instruments made of custolmised household appliances, which might normally be found in a shop window. The various sound devices are arranged in groups. A robot video interface invites the passers-by to “play” the orchestra through their phone with simple dial commands. Visitors can select […]
A new sound installation was made for de presentation 100 Hollandse Meesters in de 21ste eeuw (100 portraits of popular art TV series Dutch Masters in the 21st century). Needles to say that one of the TV documentaries was made about us. For the installation we used Sale Away Lab” our own designed DMX controlling […]
We started the new year with a new set up. ‘One of each’ of the usual instruments and featuring some new arrivals. Looked good and sounded better. To orchestrate the installation we used “Sale Away Lab” our bespoke designed DMX control system. This was a new step in our continuing development of how to install […]
At the Dutch GOGBOT festival we presened for the first time our new sequencer system. Now we can play our machines live. On the main square of Enschede a frame is set up round the local monument . In this set up we placed: 12 bog boxes 10 metal grinders 12 vacuum cleaners (that play […]
“Kraft durch Klang” is an exhibition / installation in a old WOII German bunker (old Atlantic-wall) in a park in Den Haag. It is in a old bunker where they organise exhibitions since 2002, guests can come through the park. In three small spaces we installed existing instruments, changed or even never used before. […]
We presented a new version of the Sale Away soundinstallation at le lieu unique from 14 till 19 jan. Sale Away (2004) Nantes is a sound installation consisting of a series sound machines. For Sale Away Nantes we brought six instruments, first 10 wooden boxes, when the boxes are put in motion they kapble of making […]
We presented a new version of our Sale Away soundinstallation at Dordtyart . Sale Away (2004) Dordtyart is a sound installation consisting of a series of wooden boxes, placed high on the metal construction in the hall. The work fits perfectly into its surroundings through placement, color and material. When the boxes are put in […]