10. Chromatic Echoes - FROUKE TEN VELDEN
Throughout the centuries, trees have embodied a slower, deeper rhythm of life. In Chromatic Echoes, artist Frouke ten Velden explores our human connection with trees (in which you can experience how we are part of a larger whole). In numerous cultures, the connection with trees has been central for centuries as a bond between humans and nature, to be honored. This artwork invites you to embrace a tree and experience its slow rhythm for yourself. With Chromatic Echoes, the artist shows how we, as humans, can visually experience our connection with each other through interaction with nature, now interactively translated into an artwork with LEDs and colored light.
Artist Frouke ten Velden about artwork Chromatic Echoes:
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This artwork was commissioned by program partner Jij bent M. as part of the ALLUMINOUS Light Art Festival.
CREDITS
Interaction design and development: Esther de Bruijn (Studio VDKA)
This artwork was developed in collaboration with: Ampco Flashlight, Ledlease
ABOUT ARTIST FROUKE TEN VELDEN
Visual artist Frouke ten Velden (Amsterdam, 1986) works with light, video, and sculpture in the form of installations and AV performances after graduating from the Amsterdam University of the Arts and the University of Amsterdam. She also works on scenography and art direction for music, theater, and dance. In her work, she pushes the boundaries of disciplines, always emphasizing artworks with an experiential character. She previously created the light art installation 'Spiegelingen' (Mirrors) for De Harmonie Leeuwarden (2024), the interactive light artwork 'For Your Eyes Only' for Schemerlicht (2023), and developed scenography and art direction commissioned by the SenCity Festival, on display at TivoliVredenburg (2024). In addition to her artistic practice, she teaches Interactive Performance Design at the HKU.