Edwin van der Heide
Edwin van der Heide (NL) is a composer, performer and instrument builder based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Edwin van der Heide
Edwin van der Heide (1970) studied Sonology at the Royal Conservatory, where he graduated in 1992. He is working as artist and researcher in the field of sound, space and interaction. His current work is hard to define in the traditional terms of music, sound art or media art because he is often working with specific characteristics a chosen medium. The medium is not meant to 'just' mediate but it's properties become an intrinsic part of the work. Van der Heide is extending the term musical language into spatial, interactive and interdisciplinary directions and going beyond the traditional concert presentation form. The result can either be an installation, a performance or an environment. Often the audience is placed in the middle of the work and challenged to actively explore, interact and relate themselves to the work.
In 1995 he started lecturing at the ArtScience Interfaculty of the Royal Conservatory and the Royal Arts Academy in The Hague, The Netherlands. Since 2002 he lectures at the Media Technology MSc program of Leiden University, The Netherlands. In 2007 he became an assistant professor at the same institution.
http://mediatechnology.leiden.edu/
His website is http://www.evdh.net/
Edwin van der Heide participated in the Test_Lab: Audio Objects on October 18, 2007. During 2008, Edwin with Bart Visser performed Dick Raaymakers The Graphic Method Bicycle in different locations. In 2009, Edwin won the prestigious Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award.
http://www.witteveenbos.nl/nl/prijs-voor-kunst-techniek
