Author Archives: Frans van Lent

What happened before

In September 2021, I travelled by car to an art residency in Spain. I realised that for me, this journey was not just a necessary displacement, but took on meaning in itself. In a fortnight I drove, meandering, from Dordrecht (NL) to Murcia.
Along the way, I looked for running water. That search determined my route: driving along waters, the sea, streams and rivers. Facing all that water, I stood for some time, motionless, watching the flow: https://fransvanlent.nl/watchingwatersflow/.

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Boucle

A 7.4 km circular walk,
ascending and descending,
through woods, across fields,
over asphalt, through grass, dead leaves,
over gravel, through mud and puddles.
Maumont  (F)
26 January 2024
Stereo sound file
01:17:40

To Hiroomi

Broadcast Radio Worm

Pictura 1992


Performance preparation

Reading a statement,
accompanied by, and pushed away by,
a musical composition
based on the same rhythmic structure.

with Casper van Nugteren (musical score and bassoon)
and Cees Brunt (electric guitar).

Pictura, Dordrecht, NL
SD-video with sound,
06:38 min.