landforms

Landforms is the sound collective of Gillis Van Der

Wee and Lotte Nijsten. Together they create radio documentaries, sound walks, sound compositions, and transdisciplinary performances. 

 

​In their practice, Lotte and Gillis draw inspiration from the sounds of their everyday environment, with a particular emphasis on 'in-between spaces'—peripheral zones where complex entanglements become evident. However, their compositions do not merely aim to represent these locations; rather, they evoke possible, sonic worlds —spaces that transcend the physical landscape to explore their latent and often unspoken dimensions.

 

Lotte and Gillis' works are featured on radio stations, festivals, museums, and theaters, and were selected for multiple awards, including: Best radiofiction (Prix Europa, 2020), Prix Découvert (Phonurgia Nova, 2022), Best sound composition (Week van de Klank, 2022), Best music composition (Bozart, 2018)  .

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Lotte Nijsten (b. 1994) is a sound artist, field recordist,

and radio producer. She holds a master’s degree

in Language and Literature from the Vrije Universiteit

Brussel (VUB) and graduated from the Radio

department at RITCS in 2020. She also obtained a

pedagogical degree (RITCS, 2022). Lotte works as

an independent radio producer and is a board member of Klankverbond, the Flemish professional association for audio makers.

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Gillis Van der Wee (b. 1992) is a foley artist, sound designer, and sound artist, with a particular focus on field recording. He holds a degree in Sociology from KULeuven and a qualification in Sound Design from RITCS. In addition to his personal artistic practice, Van der Wee works as a sound designer and foley artist for film, radio, and theatre.