Stan Wiersma
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Stan Wiersma (b. 1996, Groningen, NL) is a sound artist based in Amsterdam. Being hard-of-hearing, he explores the act of mediated listening through performance, improvisation, and broadcasting. With a background in image and media technology, Stan’s practice spans live group performance, site-specific sound works, programming, and experimental forms of publishing. 

He is the founder and curator of not@home, an online media archive for freeform radio, and a performer in various collaborative constellations including my imaginary friends (of which I have many) and the music project spullen. Recent performances and presentations include Paradiso, De Melkweg, Tale of A Tub, Kunstpodium T, Garage Noord, and Het Nieuwe Instituut. 

Currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Design at the Sandberg Institute, Stan investigates themes of mourning, and listening as a collective, spatial, and embodied practice.

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how2killtime
2024


DescriptionA work that is based on droning sound, panning, audio feedback and material embodiment — exploring distortion, control and a kind of material dreaming. 

Using microphones and exciter elements, the material listens inward, tuning into its own body. Carefully navigating its surface, searching for points of resonance — balancing between chaos and control, distortion and harmony. 

On top of this, a caring voice sings in dialogue with its frequencies, harmonizing with the sounds of the material song. A recursive loop: a feedback system that allows the material to ‘dream’.

Performed by Stan Wiersma & Chryso Amaya Michailids



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