I am here.
I call a friend and she answers the call.
Via a video connection I lead her through the scenery
and I describe in words what we are looking at.
My description structures the first few minutes of our conversation.
After that, our talk meanders naturally in all directions. Continue reading
Author Archives: Frans van Lent
Merging spaces
in collaboration with Elia Torrecilla
Two simultaneous improvised sound walks in the streets of Valencia (Spain) and Badefols d’Ans (France).
Sounds were created through the improvised use of everything we encountered while walking.
The continuous exchange of the live sounds over the phone allowed for immediate feedback and reaction.
Both recordings were superimposed in the editing process,
and retained their own stereo structure,
making them part of a shared sound space.
Distances
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I am standing in a field in southwest France.
My phone is in front of me in the grass.
A is standing in a field in southeast Scotland,
with his phone to his ear.
Our phones are connected. Continue reading
Spill
At the Río Segura I filled a glass with water, and I walked up the mountain.
I stopped at a spot from where I had a clear view at the valley and the river below.
With the glass in my hand, I bent down slowly and repeatedly,
synchronised with the rhythm of my breathing.
With each bending movement, water spilled from the glass onto the ground.
The work was finished when the glass was empty.
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Both sides of the river
HD-video loop, no sound
In the shade the water flows towards the bridge, and
in the sunshine the water flows away from the bridge.
November, 2021
AADK, Blanca, Spain.
Empathic exercise
I walked beside the river,
adjusting constantly my steps to the speed of the current. Continue reading
Upstream
Along the Segura,
I walked upstream
carrying two 5-litre containers of drinking water.
Blanca, Spain
10 November 2021
b/w-photo
Related to:
Up Stream (2016)
Stone and ball
From the street the artist throws a stone into the gallery,
from the gallery the curator throws a ball into the street.
Performed on 6 November, 2021
at FantastikLab, Valencia, Spain.
Curator: E.Torrecilla.
10/04/2021-17:29
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untitled (2021)
One-screen installation.
HD-video loop, with sound
Please keep sound-volume low!
In the fast-flowing Río Segura,
I have placed a bucket weighted with stones,
to create a place of solidity, rest and stillness.
The work was made at AADK, Blanca, Spain, during a residency in October/November, 2021.