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10BAR is a pneumatic hammer with a linear actuator, which can play material surfaces with great force. During the Koelhuis performances, 10BAR was used to sonify the dilapidated elevator cabin of the Koelhuis.
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This is the documentation of our Foundscape Orchestra show in Koelhuis Eindhoven, last July. It is the most elaborate Foundscape presentation to date, mixing an exhibition setup of our unique material instruments with live concert performances from guest musicians. We transformed the former freezer building into an immersive experience, where visitors could wander around in the unique composition that was especially written for the location, during the research week we spent on site with our team. Any building has unique properties which can be used to write a unique sound composition that only exists for a short time. The building becomes an instrument.
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Ex-Piano is a converted piano that is played as a string instrument by means of electro-magnetic percussion objects. During the Koelhuis performances Ex-Piano was used to be played both mechanically and by a guest musician.
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In May 2023, Foundscape Orchestra returned to the Drukpershal in Enschede, this time in the form of a concert series, with the building once again forming the starting point for the compositions. Together with violinist Brit Rijnen, Daniel Maalman wrote a composition for one of two spaces in the building in collaboration with Jasper Schütz, and for a second space, Daniel and Jasper wrote an 'Architechno' composition together, Performance II with pneumatic hammers and drum computers.
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In May 2023, Foundscape Orchestra returned to the Drukpershal in Enschede, this time in the form of a concert series, with the building once again forming the starting point for the compositions. Together with violinist Brit Rijnen, Daniel Maalman wrote a composition for one of two spaces in the building in collaboration with Jasper Schütz, and for a second space, Daniel and Jasper wrote an 'Architechno' composition together, Performance II with pneumatic hammers and drum computers.
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Following Daniel's exhibition in the Drukpershal in 2021, a virtual method was developed in collaboration with Wouter Lucifer to store immersive sound works in Virtual Reality. This documentation video shows the first proof of concept of this method. The Virtual Drukpershal can be visited interactively via the internet via the website www.foundscapeorchestra.com.
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21TET is a chandelier with a plexiglass armature, which functions as a suspension for small ceramic sound objects. 21TET can be controlled individually as a sound object, or as part of a larger installation, as is often the case with Foundscape Orchestra.
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In 2021, the Drukpershal in Enschede, a former newspaper printing house, became the home base for Foundscape Orchestra for a few months. With the help of a team of artist friends, the Drukpershal was transformed into an immersive installation, a sound composition that the audience could walk around in.
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In 2020, Daniel Maalman returned to the European Ceramic Work Centre in Oisterwijk, to present the fully developed Soundshapes together in a single space for the first time as an installation. Daniel was invited by director Ranti Tjan to design a sound object based on his residency period, which could serve as an anniversary object in honour of the 50th anniversary of the EKWC.
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Soundshape I is a porcelain sound object, designed with the speaker as a source of inspiration. The top of the object is the shape of the back of a speaker cone, and the bottom, the bell, functions as the physical counterpart of the membrane that normally allows a speaker to move the air and thus produce sound. The bell is played by a small motor on the inside of the object, which is attached to a circuit. When the object is activated, it is illuminated from within by LEDs on the circuit, and the motor is activated for a few seconds, causing the object to produce its unique sound. Because each object is unique and produced by hand, tiny differences in the physical properties result in a subtly different sound. When several of these Soundshapes are activated in the same space, these differences become clearly audible.
Websites
Portfolio Website
www.danielmaalman.comFoundscape Project Website
foundscapeorchestra.comMusic & Audiovisual Performance Project
thepolymerexperience.comSocial media
Member of Artists’ Initiative/Collective/Incubator
Maakhaven
Member of a professional association/artists’ association
De Kunstenbond
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2018 - 2018Residency at EKWC Sundaymorning@EKWC
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2013 - 2013Dirty Art Department Amsterdam, Sandberg Instituut
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2006 - 2010Mixed Media / Media Art Enschede, AKI diploma
exhibitions
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2023Foundscape @ Big Bang Festival Big Bang Festival Wilmink Theater Enschede, Netherlands In 2023, Foundscape Orchestra transformed the five floors of the staircase of the Wilmink Theater in Enschede. Together with violinist Brit Rijnen, four shows were played where the audience could experience the staircase in a whole new way. www.bigbangfestival.eu/en/enschede Group
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2023Foundscape Orchestra x Koelhuis Koelhuis Eindhoven, Netherlands Have you ever wondered what the giant former freezer house in Eindhoven sounds like? On the 22nd and 23rd of July 2023, the talented Foundscape Orchestra transformed the Koelhuis on Dirk Boutslaan into a living instrument, captivating visitors' senses with their unique and mesmerizing performance. Foundscape Orchestra is a project by Daniel Maalman in collaboration with Jasper Schütz, Jaap Mutter, and Brit Issa Rijnen that allows visitors to experience unique buildings in an entirely new way. This art project transforms the building's features into an immersive experience, with architecture, the sound of material structures, and acoustic space playing a central role. The building's sonic stories are narrated by an “orchestra of unconventional instruments”, including electromagnetic machines, pneumatic hammers, a robot piano, and porcelain speaker objects. Dozens of these instruments are attached to the building, operating as one cohesive live instrument. Additionally, guest musicians perform alongside the machines during the shows. www.koelhuiseindhoven.nl/foundscape-orchestra Solo
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2023Foundscape Orchestra 37PK Haarlem, Netherlands Foundscape Orchestra is a sound art project in which a building or space serves as the foundation for a musical composition. Artist and electronic musician Daniel Maalman creates installations to explore the behavior of sound in physical spaces and then transforms these spaces into a musical piece using a diverse arsenal of unusual, self-built instruments. www.37pk.nl/programma/foundscape-orchestra Solo
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2023Foundscape Orchestra x Drukpershal II Drukpershal Enschede, Netherlands In May 2023, Foundscape Orchestra returned to the Drukpershal in Enschede, this time in the form of a concert series, where the building once again served as the starting point for the compositions. Together with violinist Brit Rijnen, Daniel Maalman and Jasper Schütz composed a piece for one of the two spaces in the building. For the second space, Daniel and Jasper collaborated on an 'Architechno' composition, featuring pneumatic hammers and drum machines. foundscapeorchestra.com Solo
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2021Soundshape presentation in EKWC EKWC Oisterwijk, Netherlands From 2019 to 2021 I developed a series of porcelain sound objects for the 50th anniversary of the EKWC and STEIM. With a ceramic component (EKWC) and a sound art component (STEIM), this anniversary object formed a bridge between the two institutions. In 2021 I presented the object as a series in the form of a sound art installation, in which the exhibition space was sonified by the installation. vimeo.com/manage/videos/572090693 Solo
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2021Foundscape Orchestra x Drukpershal I Drukpershal Enschede, Netherlands In 2021, the first exhibition took place in which the Drukpershal in Enschede was fully utilized as a subject to be played with Foundscape Orchestra. On two floors and in three different rooms, the space was used as an instrument and the audience could walk around the sonified spaces. foundscapeorchestra.com Solo
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2019Foundscape @ Lighthouse Vlieland Into The Great Wide Open 2019 Vlieland, Netherlands In the ongoing project Foundscape, Daniel Maalman investigates the sound properties of different materials and processes the results in special automated and spatial musical instruments. In doing so, he transforms objects and locations into temporary sound experiences. During this ‘edition’ of his research, you will experience the Lighthouse as never before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjffIYGgHRA Group
Projects
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Foundscape Orchestra diverse gebouwen Enschede, Oisterwijk, Eindhoven, Haarlem, Netherlands foundscapeorchestra.com The core concept of the Foundscape Orchestra project is that any building can serve as the starting point for a unique musical composition. Since all buildings possess a distinctive set of characteristics and conditions—such as their acoustics, dimensions, and the materials they are constructed from—each building has its own sonic signature.
International exchanges/Residencies
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2018EKWC - European Ceramic Workcenter, Oisterwijk, NL Oisterwijk, Netherlands EKWC is an international artist-in-residence and research centre for ceramics. For over 50 years, artists, designers and architects from all over the world have worked here to experiment with clay. The experiments result in both special works of art and technical innovations. The works developed here are shown in museums from New York to Tokyo. The combination of world-class facilities, the presence of consultants with internationally leading technical knowledge and the openness to freely share recipes, processes and innovations, makes EKWC a special place. The mission of the non-profit EKWC is to further develop the material ceramic and to promote its application in art, design and architecture. The centre is located in the former dyeing and tannery of the Royal United Leather Factory in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. A monumental building that was once the largest leather factory in Europe. A place where history, inspiration and making are combined for more than a century. ekwc.nl
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2016Etopia Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain Etopia Centre for Arts & Technology is a public facility opened in 2013 within the Digital Mile area in the city of Zaragoza (Aragon, Spain) designed to house and promote projects in the fields of multimedia, art, video games and design. With an area of more than 16,000 m2 it works as a center for contemporary culture exhibition, production and training space in the intersection of art and technology. etopia.es
Commissions
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2018Soundshapes ekwc Oisterwijk, Netherlands Creation of the porcelain light and sound object Soundshape to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the EKWC. ekwc.nl finished
Publications
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2023Expo Book Staal & Roeland Pien School, Barbara Koppe, Marie Roijackers, eva Groningen, Netherlands staal-roeland.nl Expo is a method for visual arts subjects in the upper grades of havo and vwo. My work Shoutkast was included in the 2023 edition.
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2019Expo Book Staal & Roeland Pien School, Vares Ruiter, Marie Roijackers, eva Groningen, Netherlands staal-roeland.nl Expo is a method for visual arts subjects in the upper grades of havo and vwo. My work Small Talk was included in the 2019 edition.
reviews
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2023Local TV broadcast about my exhibition in Koelhuis. TV Lokale TV Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands vimeo.com/1047169602 In 2023 I was being interviewed by the local TV in Eindhoven, during my exhibition and performance in Koelhuis.
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2016Local TV broadcast about my residency in Zaragoza TV Lokale TV Zaragoza / Aragon Zaragoza, Spain vimeo.com/163265291 In 2016 a local TV crew came by to film when I was doing my residency in Etopia in Zaragoza.
Awards and grants
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2010Small Talk & The Blackbox GOGBOT Youngblood Award Enschede, Netherlands In 2010 I received the Gogbot Youngblood Award for my two graduation installations.
Secondary art-related activities
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2019 - 2019Exhibition selection committee STEIM
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2010 - 2025Various workshops