Gemma Luz Bosch – soundartist (1999, Spain)
Currently based in the Netherlands
For me, creating a work always begins with sound research. Inspired by the sounds and movements that are already there I create site specific installations and concerts. I invite my audience to explore the boundaries of sound perception using my own made instruments. To perceive sound, you need a source that vibrates (moves) the air and someone who can perceive those vibrations: “Sound is movement”. I want to shape that movement.
Past years I researched the sound of clay and became fascinated by the endless possible timbres and textures that this natural material can produce. From this research I created different installations and instruments. By shaping the clay with my own hands, I can shape the sound.
The physical aspect of sharing my work is very important; the vibrations of the sound made by the instruments/installations enter directly into the ears of the audience. Often the performances and installations take place outside, inspired by and made at/with the specific location. The sounds we (clay, water, air, musicians, mechanisms) create aren’t the center of attention. They are an excuse to open your ears to all sounds around you, to the ongoing soundscape and to experience everything you hear as part of the communal composition. Also, sometimes the sounds function as an amplification of a movement or energy that is already there, such as: wind, gravity or moving water.
EDUCATION
2022 to 2024 – KABK & The Hague Conservatoire – Artscience interfaculty – Master of Music
2017 to 2021 – HKU Utrecht Conservatoire – Musician 3.0 – Bachelor of Music – Artistic Research ‘Hoe ontstaat klank‘
2011 to 2017 – Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Liria grado medio – classical piano
2011 to 2017 – I.E.S La Serranía – secondary school
EXHIBITIONS
25/06/2023 to 31/08/2023 – Cuencos – Fort Maarsseveen, Maarssen
07/09/2022 to 11/09/2022 – Sluice-flute – Gaudeamus festival – Weerdsluis, Utrecht
03/06/2022 to 15/05/2023 – Cuencos – De Nijverheid, Utrecht
08/04/2022 to 02/05/2022 – Aircilla – Rewire Festival – Amare, The Hague
01/06/2021 to 31/10/2021 – Aircilla – Museum Speelklok, Utrecht
PERFORMANCES
2023
Unfolding Multitude, Co-creation with Ropes Aligned and Isabel Cordeiro
21/12 – Het Motorblok, Zaandam, NL
30/ 08 – Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
25/06 – EKWC, Oisterwijk, NL
Sound of Clay
25/11 – Espacio Esparto, Chelva, Spain
23/11 – Fantastik Lab, Valencia, Spain
17/11 –ACME estudio, Madrid, Spain
15/10 – Fanfare, Amsterdam, NL
20/03 – SITP Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
14/01 – PNEM sound art festival, Uden, NL
Baden, Co-creation with Annabel Schouten
05/11 – November Music, Den Bosch, NL
09/09 – Festival Maas, Maastricht, NL
03/09 – Festival de Oversteek, Nijmegen, NL
27/09 – Cultura Nova festival, Heerlen, NL
08,09,10/04 – Caprera, Bloemendaal, NL
01/04 – De Nijverheid, NL
Cuencos concert
25/06 – Fort Maarsseveen, Maarssen, NL
Clay Breath
23/02 – Rizoom Atelier – Korzo, The Hague, NL
03/02 – Occii, Amsterdam, NL
2022 (not complete)
10/02 Sound of Clay – Trio Kaer – GIST, Utrecht
2021
10/09 Moving Air – Aircilla & Ensemble Kaer- Gaudeamus, Utrecht
03/09 Gemma Luz Bosch & Ruben Drenth – GIST, Utrecht
01/07 Moving Air – Opening concert Aircilla & bachelor final exam – Museum Speelklok, Utrecht
2020
28/08 Arkester ensemble – Chapel Utrecht Conservatorium
02/04 to 14/05 every Thursday, livestream concert – online
07/03 Arkester ensemble – Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek, Eindhoven
17/01 Sound of water – Zaal 100, Amsterdam
16/01 Sound of water – ACU, Utrecht
9/01 & 10/01 Performance by Sanne Choufoer Nulpunt – Nulpunt, Touchstone, Utrecht
12/01 piano concert – BUNK, Utrecht
02/01 piano concert – Het Muzieklokaal, Utrecht
2019
09/11 PNEM Sound Art festival Uden
31/10 piano concert – Het Muzieklokaal, Utrecht
20/09 Woensdag Middag Ensemble – Drie Oever Festival, Nijmegen
07/09 soundscape concert – ACU, Utrecht
26/06 De Beloofde Habitat– performance by Barry de Bruin – Soesterberg
22/06 Arkester ensemble – Salon De Ijzerstaven, Amsterdam
31/03 Woensdag Middag Ensemble – Tuinsessie, Nijmegen
02/01 piano concert – Het Muzieklokaal, Utrecht
PRIZES
2021 Aircilla – Maker Zoekt Maker prijs, Keep an Eye Foundation
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
15/10/2021 Aircilla – UITcast podcast – Season 2 Episode 4
12/09/2021 Aircilla – RTV Utrech ‘Route C’
31/05/2021 to 04/06/2021 Take Over – Rizoom
OTHER ACTIVITIES
from 2018 to 2023 – Artistic leader – Stichting Nulpunt Event
from 2020 to 2022 – Tour guide – Museum Speelklok
from 2020 to 2023 – member of ONDERBUIK
from 2021 to 2022 – member of GIST
12/2020 to 04/2021 Artist in residence – Metaal Kathedraal
12/2020 to 02/2021 intership – ceramist Osvaldo Padrón
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