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Locatie:M Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28 (Lobby)
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Accessibility:This location is wheelchair accessible.
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Different opening hours:Closed at 18:00 and on Wednesdays.
‘What is sound? My thoughts wander; I become quieter and more conscious of my surroundings. I listen to the sounds around me: the rustling of paper, the gentle hum of the computer, an aeroplane and voices in the distance. Silence. This process of becoming silent and listening deeply is the starting point for every project, every case study and works on this theme. It seems that I have to approach the first question through another one: What is silence?‘
On the Process of Becoming Silent and Listening is an essay film by Dutch composer, artist and researcher Esther Venrooij. The starting point is a text about perceiving (looking, listening, feeling) a space. It is not so much about the tangible things that create a space or environment, but about how one can experience a space through stillness, listening and slipping into a dreamlike state of mind. The cinematic images are physical, standing on the same level as the viewer, with filmed performers being life-sized. Slow and meditative camera movements are scanning the rooms, exploring and at the same time reserved, which at certain moments contrasts with the abstract and sometimes noisy soundtrack.
2021
Audiovisual installation with two screens and sound
Performers: Tim Choin, Niels De Meirleir, Kapinga Muela Kabeya, Roos Nieboer, Taoufik Saadane & Mirte Vieren
Commission: Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen “Zindering” December 2021
With the support of: KU Leuven, LUCA School of Arts, Kunstenbibiotheek Gent, MSK Gent, Boekentoren Gent, Sint-Lucas Bibliotheek Gent, Vidi Square, Kunstencentrum Nona & Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen/Kempen
Works of artists in the video: Alfred Roll (FR) La fête de Silène, oil on canvas (1879) / Jan Antonie van der Ven (NL) De goddelijke hoop, marble (1841) / Egide Rombaux (BE) Le mont de Vénus, bronze (1893)
Special thanks to: M Leuven