Meerklank – 9 until 19 October 2025 – Schemerlicht Festival
Meerklank is an immersive installation by the new collective Studio Onderstroom, the collective of Annabel Schouten, Jurriaan de Vos and Gemma Luz Bosch that brings together acoustics, kinetic installations, and performative movement.
At its core is the concept of time as a poly-rhythmic phenomenon: multiple rhythms existing simultaneously, overlapping and interlocking, as found in natural systems. In nature, time does not flow in a single straight line; cycles of light, tides, and life rhythms intertwine, allowing multiple time scales to resonate at once. Meerklank demonstrates how movement and listening can attune us to these cyclical and layered temporal structures.
The work features a large wooden wheel with one light that illuminates the surroundings. As visitors walk inside the wheel, they set a slow composition in motion. Each movement triggers sound and light, forming a continuously evolving rhythmic landscape. The projection of sound, light, and movement creates a poly-rhythmic experience in which the audience actively shapes the perception of time.
Meerklank invites slowing down, perception, and reflection. It reveals that time is not a single straight line, but a network of cycles and pulses – breath, growth, traces of motion – that coexist. By participating in the work, visitors become aware of their own place within these rhythms and are invited to listen to time as it unfolds naturally.
Gemma Luz Bosch 