Sonic Expressions

Solo exhibition at Time Is The New Space, Rotterdam

Independent online radio is one of the largest cultural and creative playgrounds for music enthusiasts. You'll find all sorts of people there. Seasoned radio makers.
Record store owners. Local DJs. International ones.
University students. People with normal-ass jobs. Yes, house moms too. What they all have in common is an unquenchable thirst for self-expression throughout music; for themselves and for anyone curious enough to listen.

This project was about capturing the essence of doing a radio show. It's about being in a flow state while mixing records. It's about having a jolly or deep conversation with a co-host. It's about busting a move on a personal favorite or guilty pleasure. It's about telling a story throughout a carefully crafted song selection and taking the listener along on a personal journey. Sun up or sun down, there’s always someone playing on the radio expressing themselves.

This serie of photographs was taken at Operator Radio in Rotterdam using 35mm monochromatic film.

Photographs of the opening night (color) by Mark Bolk.