portrait 01
strijbos & van rijswijk

For more than ten years, Jeroen Strijbos (l) and Rob van Rijswijk (r) have formed the composer duo: Strijbos & Van Rijswijk. They have created an oeuvre at many locations worldwide that includes landscape operas, so-called ‘walkscapes’ and live music performances in a more ‘classical’ setting.

Jeroen Strijbos (l) en Rob van Rijswijk (r) vormen al meer dan tien jaar samen het componisten- en geluidskunstenaars-duo: Strijbos & Van Rijswijk. Zij creëerden op vele plekken wereldwijd een oeuvre dat landschapsopera’s omvat, zogenaamde ‘walkscapes’ en live muziek performances in een meer klassieke setting.

“imagination through sound”

verbeelding door geluid

starring artist’s portrait 01:

jeroen strijbos & rob van rijswijk

text notes:

the stones *)
british rock band – the rolling stones (1962)

majestic scene *)
dutch alternative rock band (1989 – 2014)

gamelan *)
indonesian orchestra with gongs and tuned metal plates

long-throw speaker *)
outdoor speaker; ideal for long distance sound transmission

frans van der meer *)
dutch puppeteer, musician, singer, visual artist, lyricist, broadcaster and composer (1965)

walter carlos *)
wendy carlos – born walter carlos (1939)
american musician and composer electronic music and film scores

etno-musicologist *)
researcher who studies of music in its social and cultural contextst

ernst bonis *)
dutch composer, e-musician electronician (1944) electronic music, sonology, sound synthesis, organology,  music for carillon-automat

hans timmermans *)
dutch composer, pianist, researcher music technology (1951)

serra *)
richard serra, american sculptor (1938)

christo *)

christo vladimirov javacheff, ‘wrapping’ artist (1935 – 2020)

credits:
projects shown:

quiver #1 at hilvaria studio the netherlands

composition en concept: strijbos & van rijswijk
sculpture: paul van rijswijk
appearing: ellen van zuylen
camera and video editing: sergio gridelli

your trembling mile at ‘s hertogenbosch the netherlands

concept: strijbos & van rijswijk and mtd landscape architects
composition: strijbos & van rijswijk
audio system programming: hans timmermans
landscaping: niké van keulen, nicolas lernouldt, frank meijer
landscape-installations: paul van weert, paul van rijswijk, leonard bedaux
sopranos: michaela riener, mijke sekhuis, daniëlla buijck
camera and video editing: niels groenendijk

panorama ijsselsteyn the netherlands german military cemetery

composition and concept: strijbos & van rijswijk
in collaboration with: brabant remembers
choreography: rita hoofwijk
sopranos: mijke sekhuis, bauwien van der meer, isabelle storms
camera and video editing: niels groenendijk

signal at dagstein glacier styria austria

composition and concept: strijbos & van rijswijk
in collaboration with: werner schrempf – la strada 
dramaturgy: jellichje reijnders
sopranos: michaela riener, linde schinkel, bauwien van der meer, els mondelaers, isabelle storms, mijke sekhuis
camera and video editing: nina rath

signal at dusk oerol terschelling the netherlands

composition and concept: strijbos & van rijswijk
in collaboration with: kees lesuis – oerol
choreography: joris van midde, benjamin vandewalle
sopranos: michaela riener, linde schinkel, bauwien van der meer, els mondelaers
camera and video editing: niels groenendijk

Strijbos & van Rijswijk

video portrait 01 strijbos & van rijswijk

camera and video editing: tom pijnenburg
research, editorial, text titles: jan doms
dutch – english translation: frank van den nieuwenhuijzen

leader: 
graphic design: jan doms
opening sequence: pieter reijnen & tom pijnenburg
sound: aspa petrov – prefuse 73 dvořák, ernst bonis –  composition taksim

video portrait 01 strijbos & van rijswijk is made possible by:  

tilburg media fund
lef urban dynamics 
gilaworks

production and distribution

internationals art channel foundation 
tilburg – heart of brabant
the netherlands
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