Lask weekend I visited the Open Ateliers Westerpark and had the delight of experiencing the wonderful bambooistic world of Hans van Koolwijk. His work as a sound sculpture artist generates eery, emotional, human-like sound experiences that leave a disturbing impression on one’s soul.

“I approach sound not on a musical, but rather on a sculptural level. I mould and chisel it. I make it visible. ‘Sound is substance’ – this has become my central statement over the years.” – Hans van Koolwijk

The installation (shown above) uses a collection of bamboo bass flutes that express sound through intermittent air flow generated via a complex architecture of modern apparatus. You can experience his work first hand at the KlankKleurFestival, Amsterdam (11-14 June).