Els Viaene
Els Viaene (°1979, Belgium) started her work as a sound artist / field recordist in 2001. With a set-up of two
small microphones she listens, zooms into and enlarges the aural landscapes surrounding us. The natural
rhythms and textures of the sounds hidden in those landscapes form the basis of her work. Working on these
sound materials for performances, sound compositions or installations she makes the listeners travel in
imaginary and organic environments. Through the specific use and set-up of sound within a space her
installations create new spaces within existing ones, either emphasizing or making dissapear the physical
borders of that space. In doing so she often plays with the notions of seeing and hearing, the perception of
what we see and hear and how both interfere.
Nationality
Medium
