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Stef Veldhuis is an artist from Utrecht, The Netherlands. In his work, he approaches his craft, music, from different points of view. He often collaborates with scientists, choreographers, philosophers, photographers, and many more, encompassing their perspectives into his work. Stef believes that real innovation can originate from these interdisciplinary convergences.
The overarching theme in his work is the dichotomy of the artificial and the natural. He is fascinated by the ways in which our ever more challenging surroundings demand new ways of negotiating with the land. The artworks he makes are intermediary sites of communication with the outside world, which has slipped away from contemporary living. "Stef belongs to a new generation of inventive creators with a unique sound. He is a wayward, original musician that bursts of energy bearing an unrestrained fantasy and broad musical frame of mind." -Albert van Veenendaal, www.albertvanveenendaal.nl Stef has worked together with and received commissions and grants from among others: Akiyoshidai International Art Village (residency 2020) Buitenplaats Doornburgh (residency 2019) Rijkswaterstaat Universiteit Utrecht Holland Opera Gaudeamus Muziekweek Ambassade van de Noordzee Nederlands Instituut Voor Onderzoek Der Zee (residency 2018) Satellietgroep Den Haag (residency 2018) Festival de Oversteek Julia Heider |
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12/06/2020 - 21/06/2020 Sound of the North Sea - Art route Oerol Festival Terschelling NL (cancelled due to COVID-19)
29/02/2020 - 07/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - group exhibition Live Together With This Land, Akiyoshidai International Art Village JAP
27/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance World Harp Festival, New York USA
18/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance for the opening of the Dutch Harp Festival, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht NL
07/01/2020 - 12/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - residency and grant, Akiyoshidai International Art Village JAP
14/12/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort NL
16/11/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition Zwemmen in het Anthropoceen Ambassade van de Noordzee, Het HEM Zaandam NL
14/10/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Plastic Soep in de Eem, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort NL
04/10/2019 Music by Oceans - performance during Noordzeedagen, Fort IJmuiden NL
11/07/2019 - 14/07/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition during Ambassade van de Noordzee Manifestation, Scheveningen NL
27/06/2019 - 30/06/2019 Music for Architecture - residency, Buitenplaats Doornburgh NL
2/06/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during Expeditie NEXT, Maassilo Rotterdam NL
22/05/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Mingler Meeting, De Jonge Akademie Amsterdam NL
28/03/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during UUnited, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht NL
24/02/2019 Sound of the North Sea - recording, Geertekerk Utrecht NL
09/09/2018 Movement by Oceans - performance at festival De Oversteek, Nijmegen NL
05/07/2018 - 30/07/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at ArtEZ, Arnhem NL
16/06/2018 Workshop Underwater Sound with the Embassy of the North Sea - Border Sessions, Den Haag NL
23/04/2018 - 30/04/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at Satellietgroep, Den Haag NL
17/02/2018 - 10/03/2019 NICO Expedition - residency aboard the Pelagia, Saba Bank SXM
Articles and publications
AIAV Trans_2019-2020 Report Book - Akiyoshidai International Art Village
"The Sea" on music inspired by the oceans - BBC Radio 3
Hoe klinkt het als je de oceaan een muziekstuk laat componeren? - Volkskrant
Muziek uit de Caribische Zee - NICO Expeditie
Music by Oceans - Nooit Meer Slapen, NPO Radio 1
Luisteren naar de Noordzee - Ambassade van de Noordzee
Oceanen maken muziek - Vroege Vogels, NPO Radio 1
Music by Oceans - University Utrecht
Wat als we opnieuw leren kijken - BNR Radio
Does the ocean sound salty or cold? Turning data from underwater robots into music - Science Squared