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Video and audio artist Bas van Koolwijk analyses the disturbances produced by video, transforming them into numeric code, in order to produce a visual and acoustic sequence in which sounds and images vigorously interact. His video works can be seen as an aggressive attack on the illusion of video itself. Through a rigorous and formalistic approach, Van Koolwijk exposes the face of the machine which lives behind the often-placating veil of the televised image.

contact: info@basvankoolwijk.com

recent performances:
SYNCHRONATOR
feb 12 2011, Intro In Situ, Maastricht NL
dec 22 2010, Sensxperiment, Filmoteca de Andalucía, Córdoba ES
dec 21 2010, Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporània, Valencia ES
dec 20 2010, L'ull Cec, Nivell Zero/Fundació Suñol, Barcelona ES
nov 6 2010, LAMPO/Graham foundation, Madlener House, Chicago IL USA
www.synchronator.com

recent releases:
SYNCHRONATOR - DVD
A first SYNCHRONATOR DVD was released in July 2009 on the Amsterdam based Cavity label.
The production contains 9 new audiovisual compositions by Bas van Koolwijk and Gert-Jan Prins, plus the 2006 SYNCHRONATOR video.
www.synchronator.com/dvd.html

COLORFIELD VARIATIONS - DVD
Colorfield Variations is a collection of audio/visual works reinterpreting the Color Field movement by an international array of critically acclaimed sound and new media artists and assembled by curator and sound artist Richard Chartier.
Released in February 2009 on the LINE label.
Artists: Steve Roden, Alan Callander, Frank Bretschneider, Stephan Mathieu, Sue Costabile + Beequeen, TeZ, Tina Frank + General Magic, Bas Van Koolwijk, Chris Carter + Cosey Fanni Tutti, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Sawako, Evelina Domnitch + Dmitry Gelfand, Ernest Edmonds + Mark Fell.
www.12k.com/line

OPTOFONICA - DVD
Founded in 2006, Optofonica is a platform for immersive art-science. The works presented on this DVD (in 5.1 surround and stereo sound options) were commissioned by Optofonica to stimulate the combined research of sound spatialization and synesthetic immersion. To be released November 2009, LINE. www.12k.com/line
Artists: Evelina Domnitch + Dmitry Gelfand + Richard Chartier, Telcosystems, Ryan Jeffery + Scanner, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Kanta Horio, Jason Graham + Kim Cascone + TeZ, Skoltz_Kolgen, Kaffe Matthews, Marcel Wierckx, Martijn van Boven, Otolab, RAYXXXX, Lia + @C, Bas van Koolwijk, Frank Brettschneider, Domenico Sciajno, Pe Lang + Zimoun, Ulf Langheinrich, Quayola + Mira Calix + Autobam, SKIF++, David Muth + Hiaz, Kurt Hentschlager, Natalie Bewernitz + Marek Goldowski.
www.optofonica.com