Liquid Polyphonies by Landforms (Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Van Der Wee) is a sound composition that invites the listener on an acoustic journey throughout the polyphonic soundscape of the North Sea. By weaving together anthropophonic, biophonic, and technophonic sounds, and by searching for sonic analogies between the human and non-human through a combination of voice recordings, foley recordings, and field recordings, Lotte and Gillis create an electro-acoustic composition that emphasizes the interconnectedness between human and non-human entities at sea. Creating this piece, Lotte and Gillis reflected on interspecies listening, and their own position in the field as recordists: what can sound tell us about our relationship to the sea? And what role are we taking on as field recordists? Liquid Polyphonies was created during the residency program of Phonurgia Nova and GMEM Marseille.

Landforms is a sound collective comprised of Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Van Der Wee. 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 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.

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 pra

The 20th edition of the Deep Wireless Compilation is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2026 edition of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. The album includes sound art and radio art works that respond to the theme Sound Culture created by Cristian Gabriele Argento, Haley Sheppard, Linda Rae Dornan, Landforms (Gillis Van Der Wee and Lotte Nijsten) and Marco Neri. The artists draw from personal stories, memories and reflections in order to offer in their works alternative perspectives on how a sound environment or social context might be perceived or represented in art. Info and more radio art compilations are available here - naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/#DWCD20

Deep Wireless 20 Credits for New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA):

Artistic Director: Darren Copeland

Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland

Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda