Inge van den Kroonenberg, Traces of Song
master beeldende kunsten - vrije kunsten
down the hollow road
I found cricket
crckt tree hop hop crckt dee do
down the hollow road
I hop hop hop
pebble pebble stone stone sh sh sh shoe
down the hollow road
I see rocket
ho ho holy pig a bang tada
down the hollow road
a deaf mule siging
Il ne dira plus co-co-di co-co-da
In ‘Traces of Song’ I present work regarding my research on the performance of sound, speech and song through more or less amplified media.
I am interested in sound as acoustic phenomenon and as carrier of meaning. I work with recorded sound, text, and voice. I like noise too. How it is constructed and how I can deconstruct it through listening.
I reflect on sound like sound reflects on me. I absorb sound, like a wall does. Sound does not judge me. To sound I’m as much a wall as I am a person. I judge sound. Sound is meaningless until it is processed by my neurological network.
I sing songs. I remember songs. I remember words, rhythms and melodies. I remember patterns. I love patterns. Nature produces patterns beyond my limited comprehension. I only partially understand nature’s rhythms, words and melodies.
Jürgen De Blonde, for all noise and love but maybe that’s one and the same thing. Oda and Polly, for singing along with me. Pauwel en Niels from KRAAK, for the many car rides and coffee chats. Peter Baeckelandt at the uitleendienst, for gear, patience and funky discussions. Hendrik Leper at the media arts department for opportunities, a tear and a smile. Annelies Vlaeminck, for guiding me through the KASK maze. Elly Roeland from STUVO HoGent, for advise and optimistic calculations. Liene Aerts, for showing my work at the MAP69 exhibition. De Koer and PostX, for artist in residencies and good times. Jan van Eijk & Znn, for sending me a 9 meter Lambada. The ‘Harry Nielsons’ for everlasting jam sessions. Claire Stragier for accepting my belated graduation submission.