XL AIR, the student radio of RITCS School of Arts, invites you to the second edition of the sound art festival: “Everybody Hertz.” Immerse yourself in the diverse world of sound art with intriguing works by alumni and sound artists.
PLANNING:
10:00 - 22:00 BLACKBOX: Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Van der Wee (alumni - Landforms): installation “There are tides and flows in this body”
17:00 - 19:00 CINEMA RITCS: Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Van der Wee: Talk & Q&A Soumaya Phéline: demonstration & interview
20u - 22u: RITCS café 12V5: concert Tout est cassé: concert
Lotte Nijsten en Gillis Van Der Wee (Landforms) There are tides and flows in this body 'There are tides and flows in this body' is a multi-channel installation at the intersection of sound art and sculptural practice that takes the listener into the unique sound world of the Brussels underground. Using concrete water bowls and speakers, Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Van der Wee create a watery soundscape that explores the physical relationship between sound and space. This installation was created in collaboration with Werktank, STUK and C-Takt.
Soumaya Phéline Demonstration & interview Soumaya Phéline has been active as a promoter and DJ in Brussels’ music scene since 2006. She also deeply engages with CDJ exploration, focusing on the technical aspects of DJing while aligning her work with future scratch techniques and turntablism. In 2025, she begins a residency at Q-O2 to develop her music practice. For ‘Everybody Hertz’, she will demontrate her practice, followed by a Q&A.
12v5/ Emmanuel Morvan bricolages sonores ‘12V5’, that's wiper motors, rusty mechanisms in motion, dusty particles of dissonant instruments, sighing lights, vast shadows.... It's like watching a worker locked in a strange factory, operating a rickety machine put together to produce nothing but sound and poetry.
Tout est cassé /Thomas Pailharay Robotique de fortune ‘Tout est Cassé’ is Thomas Pailharey's solo project, and is on the borderline between a concert and a kinetic installation, consisting of pieced-together sound automatics that give us the chance to see and hear a living entity populated by sounds and movements. The automatics are controlled by hacked electronic sequencers, with each element playing its own role. This creates an absurd, overflowing kinetic orchestra of boisterous rhythms and raw, textured sounds.
