In Residence With

#6 In Residence With: Bella Comsom

EPISODE NOTES In Residence With is a podcast series that delves into the creative processes of sound artists during their residencies at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Each episode offers an intimate glimpse into the artists' explorations, experiments, and reflections as they develop new work. At Sound Art Lab, Brazilian sound artist Bella Comsom is deepening her research into the electromagnetic fields surrounding trees. Using a handmade antenna, she records these inaudible signals—focusing in Struer on trees growing close to the sea. Each day, she walks along the coast, collecting field recordings and tuning in to the subtle presences of the landscape, reflecting on our relationship with the natural world. Her practice centers on listening as a way to sense the invisible connections between living beings and their environment.  Photo Credits: Natalia Joga Produced by Timmy Olivia Thyge Johansen and Louise Tandrup Esbensen / The Lake Radio Produced for Sound Art Lab Supported by Statens Kunstfond and Nordisk Kulturfond

#5 In Residence With: Laurits Jongejan

EPISODE NOTES In Residence With is a podcast series that delves into the creative processes of sound artists during their residencies at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Each episode offers an intimate glimpse into the artists' explorations, experiments, and reflections as they develop new work. In this episode, we meet composer and instrument builder Laurits Jongejan, just as he completes Sun Chariot—a striking 2x2 meter electromechanical instrument assembled from more than 2,000 parts. Drawing inspiration from the Danish Bronze Age and the cryo chambers of quantum computers, Sun Chariot blends aluminum gongs, speaker plates, and mechanical mallets into a sculptural sound machine. Laurits explores his newly born instrument as its metallic resonance marks the beginning of its sonic life. Not built for the stage, but for immersive exploration, Sun Chariot invites us to rethink what an instrument can be. Produced by Timmy Olivia Thyge Johansen and Louise Tandrup Esbensen / The Lake Radio Produced for Sound Art Lab Supported by Statens Kunstfond and Nordisk Kulturfond

#4 In Residence With: Júlia Lema Barros

EPISODE NOTES In Residence With is a podcast series that delves into the creative processes of sound artists during their residencies at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Each episode offers an intimate glimpse into the artists’ explorations, experiments, and reflections as they develop new work. During her residency at Sound Art Lab, Portuguese multimedia artist Júlia Lema Barros is developing Mons Tro—an immersive audiovisual installation inspired by the Danish folklore figure Nøkken. In myth, Nøkken lures people to their deaths with music; in Júlia’s piece, it’s the seductive pull of natural sounds—wind, water, and trees—that slowly draws the listener in. Drawing from memory, mythology, and the sonic textures of Struer’s shoreline, Júlia collects underwater recordings, wind in bottles, and the subtle acoustics of the coast to create a hypnotic world of sound—one that gently pulls the listener under, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Produced by Timmy Olivia Thyge Johansen and Louise Tandrup Esbensen / The Lake Radio Produced for Sound Art Lab Supported by Statens Kunstfond and Nordisk Kulturfond

#3 In Residence With: Rupert Enticknap

EPISODE NOTES In Residence With is a podcast series that delves into the creative processes of sound artists during their residencies at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Each episode offers an intimate glimpse into the artists’ explorations, experiments, and reflections as they develop new work. During their residency at Sound Art Lab, Rupert Enticknap explores voice, tuning, and embodied sound through recordings made with neglected pianos in India. These out-of-tune instruments, shaped by climate, time, and colonial histories, become collaborators in Rupert’s improvisational process—revealing unexpected resonances and microtonal textures. Working with the voice as both a physical and emotional medium, Rupert’s practice investigates how bodies carry sound, memory, and identity. Their work embraces the overlooked—the unstable, the broken, the leftover—as fertile ground for listening and composition. Photo Credits: Amelie Amei Kahn-Ackermann Produced by Timmy Olivia Thyge Johansen and Louise Tandrup Esbensen / The Lake Radio Produced for Sound Art Lab Supported by Statens Kunstfond and Nordisk Kulturfond

#2 In Residence With: Mads Kjeldgaard

EPISODE NOTES In Residence With is a podcast series that delves into the creative processes of sound artists during their residencies at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Each episode offers an intimate glimpse into the artists' explorations, experiments, and reflections as they develop new work. During his stay at Sound Art Lab, composer and sound artist Mads Kjeldgaard created Empty Cloud — a 12-hour generative piece designed to gently dissolve into the background. In this episode, Mads reflects on how a life-altering concussion left him alone in the dark, with tea as his only sensory anchor — and how that slow, quiet world transformed his relationship to time, music, and attention. Drawing from Zen practice and the poetic ephemerality of tea, Empty Cloud emerged not from ambition, but from surrender to stillness, to slowness, and to the space between notes. Photo credits: Sofie Amalie Kloudgart Produced by Timmy Olivia Thyge Johansen and Louise Tandrup Esbensen / The Lake Radio Produced for Sound Art Lab Supported by Statens Kunstfond and Nordisk Kulturfond