Aernoudt Jacobs (Performance)

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Sun Jun 2 | de Brakke Grond

Aernoudt Jacobs presents the Dutch premiere of “Akoetrope”. A unique and self-developed rotating sound machine, which is both an intuitive device and scientific strategy for understanding the persistence of sound cognition. The device is freely inspired from the Phénakisticope/Zoetrope devices that were invented around 1833 that use the phenomenon of iconic memory (or persistence of vision) to create a moving image in the human brain. 

In the sonic domain we can find a relatively similar phenomenon called ‘echoic memory’ – sounds which resonate in the mind and are replayed for a brief amount of time shortly after being heard. Both phenomena rely on short term sensory memory information that lingers on the threshold between perceiving and remembering.

About the artist

Aernoudt Jacobs is a Belgian artist working primarily with sound. With a foundation in acoustic and technological research, his work is both phenomenological and empirical, and investigates how sounds can trigger sonic processes that will affect the observer's scope of perception. He focuses on a central question: how can the complexity, richness and stratification of our direct, daily environment be translated into something that can really be experienced. His work has been exhibited widely at Bergen Art Museum, Macba, STUK, Tschumi Paviljoen and Palais de Tokyo.

This artist is part of the sound art programme Neighbouring Frequenties in collaboration with STUK and de Brakke Grond. Special thanks to Kunstenpunt and DutchCulture for their support.

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Sun Jun 2 | 13:00 - 18:00
Location: de Brakke Grond