Baudouin Oosterlynck Explained

Baudouin Oosterlynck (born November 19, 1946, in Kortrijk) is a Belgian composer, sound artist and visual artist. He is notable for his early musique concrète works and his later installation pieces and objets d'art.^{[1] [2] [3]} Among his works are a series of 23 preludes, 3 overtures, 5 oratorios, and a sonata, collectively known as Variations du silence, that consist of recordings of the ambient sound in particular locations selected by the composer.^{[4] [5]} He has also designed a variety of highly sensitive instruments for listening.^[6]

Discography

• 1975-1978, 4 LP box / 4 CD box, Metaphon 001, 2008 + 78 page booklet : prepared piano, voice, objects

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

He has been a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2007.^[7]

External links

• Artist's website

Notes and References

1. [Andreas Weiland]
2. Ibidem, “A Brief Look at Belgian Experimental Composers and Sound Artists”, in: Art in Society, No. 11 (Spring/Summer, 2011) http://www.art-in-society.de/AS11/BO/doc.belg.html.
3. Académie royal des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (2016). Baudouin Oosterlynck.
4. Book: George Michelsen Foy. Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence. 2010. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4391-0104-9. 65.
5. Book: Craig Douglas Dworkin. No Medium. 2013. MIT Press. 978-0-262-01870-8. 167.
6. Pascal Goffaux, "Les instruments d'écoute de Baudouin Oosterlynck" ("The listening instruments of Baudouin Oosterlynck"), RTBF, January 28, 2016 (audio, in French).
7. Académie royal des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (2016). Baudouin Oosterlynck.