Forestial.com - Sandrijn van der Horst

Profile..

General

Name: Sandrijn van der Horst

gender: male

Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Age: 29

Interests/influences: A great variety of (underground) music, sound/noise, art, film, nature/environment, sound/musicgear and instruments, computerstuff, history, politics and global issues, religious and spiritual movements.

Biography

Sandrijn van der Horst (1981) gratuated in 2005 from Audiovisual Design at the St. Joost Academy for visual art and design, Breda (NL). He lives in Apeldoorn where he composes visual soundscapes, inspired by the lights of nature. His starting points are exploring the behaviour of light versus speed and the balance between image and sound. Besides video, he uses sounds from several musical instruments and separately recorded sounds, that often return unrecognizable due to heavy processing in the composing phase. The atmosphere of his work is quite dark and heavy.

During the first years of his study he made some short films, somewhere between creative documentary and fiction, where atmospheric editing and sound played an important role.
From there he moved into a more autonomous direction. Narrative structures slowly disappeared; audio took over. Nature had already played an important role in early works as an atmospheric background element, but now became the main subject. Fascinated by the idea of composing image and sound together as a form of visual music, he started experimenting and researching with heavily processing light, movement, rhythm, speed and extreme cutting and blending frames. The image slowly evolved into abstraction and started to take its own structures and movement. Also musical instruments like guitar, effectpedals, synths and vocal experiments became more involved in sound.
After a few exploring projects, graduation project Forestial Illumination (2005) was created. A definite step into experimental film and visual music; a new mark in his work. All the pieces finally fell into place. 2006 was fully focussed on his latest work, Reverberation ; in style and concept very similar to Forestial.. , but more complex and almost twice as long.

In the beginning of 2007 he received a starter’s grant from the Dutch Foundation for Visual Art, Design and Architecture (FondsBKVB); giving the opportunity to develop and to continue exploring the borders of video and sound.

Filmography

officially released

- Krachtveld (2008 6'00", DV)
'T Veluwsch Woud in strijd met Tijd.

This project was composed for the exhibition "Ontbos" ("deforest") in 2008. A transformation from organic to industrial structures.

- Reverberation (2006 14'00", DV)
Altered structures and figures of light coming to life; surrounding primeval sounds, overtones and noise, creating a space that feels enormous and claustrophobic at the same time. Threatening and disturbing darkness next to moving and mesmerizing heavenly light. A mass of swarming and circling figures, stroboscopic cutting flashes and silent fluid void, blending in a storm; into a swirling fog of echo, chaos and noise.
Reverberation can be described as a visual soundscape. Image and sound were simultaneously composed; exploring the borders of these media and combining their forces. Free use of techniques in recording and processing, mainly focussing on movement, speed and time created sequences that resemble moving sculptures and paintings.

- Forestial Illumination (2005 8'40", DV)
This experimental filmproject has a strong focus on the behaviour of light and the fusion of image and sound.
Using a combination of various techniques such as camera movement and extreme editing of the speed of the captured light; new and estranged structures, movement and figures appeared, showing an altered face. Together with self-designed sounds, these new images were taken into a process of musical composing. A visible piece of music evolved, where image and sound move and guide each other. The light comes to life and becomes organic; the sound almost becomes touchable.
A walk through deep shades, structures and movement of light, intertwined with penetrating, heavy and droning sounds.

Distributed by De Filmbank

Installation

- Tijdgeest (2007 10'00", DV)
Designed for three screens, using old/unreleased footage and some sequences from Forestial.. and Reverberation. Every screen is showing the same footage, but in a different speed and rhythm.

Sounddesign/film music

- Momentum (2005, 5'00") by René Bosma

unreleased/studentfilms

- Richting (2004, DV, about 28 minutes)
A research/info documentary about two Dutch abstract filmmakers: Joost Rekveld and Bart Vegter. Part of my research into abstract film and visual music.

- Mare Incognitum (workname): unfinished project (2003/2004)
An abstract/structural filmproject, consisting of reflections and structures of light on the ocean surface. It produced some great images but it was never edited into a right shape; might be used in some other project.

- The Scape (2003, DV, 4'30")
A single, long shot of a dark landscape of brown earth and white frozen water passing by, combined with a threatening soundscape.

- CruciFiction (2003, 16mm, 0'50")
A short dark film about a crucifixtion. Not what you expect it to be. Part of a 16mm school project.

- Aderen (2002, DV, 3'05")
Atmospheric film about moving water in the woods.

- De val van Icarus (2002, DV 7'00")
A portrait of a boy who wants to fly. Inspired by the art of Loes Huis in 't Veld.

- Overweging (2002, DV 6'00")
A 'portrait' of a crossroad, seen through the eyes of three very different individuals.

- Stones (2001, 8mm 2'00")
Short 8mm school project in cooperation. Portrait of a neighbourhood that is being demolished. Sound plays an important role.

- in the name... (2001, DV 5'00")
Partly made out of footage. 'What does a 'name' mean and cause?'.




	Profile.. General Name: Sandrijn van der Horst gender: male Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands Age: 29 Interests/influences: A great variety of (underground) music, sound/noise, art, film, nature/environment, sound/musicgear and instruments, computerstuff, history, politics and global issues, religious and spiritual movements. Biography Sandrijn van der Horst (1981) gratuated in 2005 from Audiovisual Design at the St. Joost Academy for visual art and design, Breda (NL). He lives in Apeldoorn where he composes visual soundscapes, inspired by the lights of nature. His starting points are exploring the behaviour of light versus speed and the balance between image and sound. Besides video, he uses sounds from several musical instruments and separately recorded sounds, that often return unrecognizable due to heavy processing in the composing phase. The atmosphere of his work is quite dark and heavy. During the first years of his study he made some short films, somewhere between creative documentary and fiction, where atmospheric editing and sound played an important role. From there he moved into a more autonomous direction. Narrative structures slowly disappeared; audio took over. Nature had already played an important role in early works as an atmospheric background element, but now became the main subject. Fascinated by the idea of composing image and sound together as a form of visual music, he started experimenting and researching with heavily processing light, movement, rhythm, speed and extreme cutting and blending frames. The image slowly evolved into abstraction and started to take its own structures and movement. Also musical instruments like guitar, effectpedals, synths and vocal experiments became more involved in sound. After a few exploring projects, graduation project Forestial Illumination (2005) was created. A definite step into experimental film and visual music; a new mark in his work. All the pieces finally fell into place. 2006 was fully focussed on his latest work, Reverberation ; in style and concept very similar to Forestial.. , but more complex and almost twice as long. In the beginning of 2007 he received a starter’s grant from the Dutch Foundation for Visual Art, Design and Architecture (FondsBKVB); giving the opportunity to develop and to continue exploring the borders of video and sound. Filmography officially released - Krachtveld (2008 6'00", DV) 'T Veluwsch Woud in strijd met Tijd. This project was composed for the exhibition "Ontbos" ("deforest") in 2008. A transformation from organic to industrial structures. - Reverberation (2006 14'00", DV) Altered structures and figures of light coming to life; surrounding primeval sounds, overtones and noise, creating a space that feels enormous and claustrophobic at the same time. Threatening and disturbing darkness next to moving and mesmerizing heavenly light. A mass of swarming and circling figures, stroboscopic cutting flashes and silent fluid void, blending in a storm; into a swirling fog of echo, chaos and noise. Reverberation can be described as a visual soundscape. Image and sound were simultaneously composed; exploring the borders of these media and combining their forces. Free use of techniques in recording and processing, mainly focussing on movement, speed and time created sequences that resemble moving sculptures and paintings. - Forestial Illumination (2005 8'40", DV) This experimental filmproject has a strong focus on the behaviour of light and the fusion of image and sound. Using a combination of various techniques such as camera movement and extreme editing of the speed of the captured light; new and estranged structures, movement and figures appeared, showing an altered face. Together with self-designed sounds, these new images were taken into a process of musical composing. A visible piece of music evolved, where image and sound move and guide each other. The light comes to life and becomes organic; the sound almost becomes touchable. A walk through deep shades, structures and movement of light, intertwined with penetrating, heavy and droning sounds. Distributed by De Filmbank Installation - Tijdgeest (2007 10'00", DV) Designed for three screens, using old/unreleased footage and some sequences from Forestial.. and Reverberation. Every screen is showing the same footage, but in a different speed and rhythm. Sounddesign/film music - Momentum (2005, 5'00") by René Bosma unreleased/studentfilms - Richting (2004, DV, about 28 minutes) A research/info documentary about two Dutch abstract filmmakers: Joost Rekveld and Bart Vegter. Part of my research into abstract film and visual music. - Mare Incognitum (workname): unfinished project (2003/2004) An abstract/structural filmproject, consisting of reflections and structures of light on the ocean surface. It produced some great images but it was never edited into a right shape; might be used in some other project. - The Scape (2003, DV, 4'30") A single, long shot of a dark landscape of brown earth and white frozen water passing by, combined with a threatening soundscape. - CruciFiction (2003, 16mm, 0'50") A short dark film about a crucifixtion. Not what you expect it to be. Part of a 16mm school project. - Aderen (2002, DV, 3'05") Atmospheric film about moving water in the woods. - De val van Icarus (2002, DV 7'00") A portrait of a boy who wants to fly. Inspired by the art of Loes Huis in 't Veld. - Overweging (2002, DV 6'00") A 'portrait' of a crossroad, seen through the eyes of three very different individuals. - Stones (2001, 8mm 2'00") Short 8mm school project in cooperation. Portrait of a neighbourhood that is being demolished. Sound plays an important role. - in the name... (2001, DV 5'00") Partly made out of footage. 'What does a 'name' mean and cause?'.
© 2007 Sandrijn van der Horst