https://lancelaoyan.co.uk Lance Laoyan Mon, 18 May 2026 10:43:01 +0000 https://lancelaoyan.co.uk en https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Home Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:32:18 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Home Selected Works ︎︎︎ Otoliths, aqueous notes[Sound, Installation, Performance] 2025&nbsp; Barriers of Migration[Research, Sound] 2025 - on going Fluid Listening&nbsp; [Multidisciplinary, Installation, Text, Clay, Sound Walk, Performance]&nbsp;2024 I AM LOBSTER [Mixing, Sound Design] 2024 Copenaghen[Sound Design, Soundscapes, Theatre] 2024 Aural Interventions&nbsp;[Soundwalk, Poetry, Performance] 2023 In The Midst of it All [Soundwalk, Performance] 2022 Spinning Plates&nbsp;[Food, Soundscape, Installation] 2022 Our Shared Acoustic World [Ecology, Sound, Installation] 2021 Transhumanist Rights [Film, Research, Speculative, AI] 2021 ︎︎︎ Features Searching for Sonic Worlds w/ Ren Ewart&nbsp;(2024) [Interview, Article] Everyday Could be Non-Linear (2023) [Film, Documentation] Ordinary Magazine (2023) [Interview, Publication] ︎︎︎ Field Docket (2022) [Text, Publication] Blog + Texts #1: Chapter 1 :&nbsp;Invisible Forces &nbsp; [Text] DJ Scattered Waves x Luisterclub - Huidenclub Rotterdam [live dj set - 2h] https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Otoliths-aqueous-notes Mon, 18 May 2026 10:43:01 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Otoliths-aqueous-notes / Otoliths, aqueous notes, 2025 Description: Otolith is a collaborative project with Akina Thais on producing an immersive experimental and speculative sonic micro theatre for Casino Display’s Echoes and Resonances Collective Artistic Research exhibition on the 8th-15th of May.The work is a brief theatrical performance for one audience member at a time, based on the Brazilian tradition of Lambe-Lambe theatre. It imagines the sonorous oscillations which take place between an acoustic atmosphere and spatial proximity through gathered stories about fish otoliths. Otoliths are small, solid calcium carbonate structures, located in a fish’s ear, three times denser than the rest of the fish’s body, and an integral part of its orientation and auditory systems. &nbsp;The research inquiry imagines sonorous oscillations between acoustic atmospheres and spatial proximities, gathering stories around fish otoliths—small stones found in certain species of fish’s ears—not for their physiological properties, but for how folklore, alchemy, medicine, archaeology, and the fish industry have touched upon their features and folded them into diverse human imaginaries. At its core lies a curiosity about how the delayed movements and transits of matter within aqueous chambers might compose temporary sonic envelopments, atmospheres that exist beyond the range of human hearing, prompting the consideration of non-extractive forms of listening—being enveloped even without apprehending sound. This sonic speculation resonates with the spatial intimacy of Lambe-Lambe Theatre, the one-person mobile theatre experience that originated in Salvador, Brazil, in 1989, where proximity, gesture, and duration intertwine. Just as “Lambe-Lambe” recalls the act of licking a photographic negative in its chemical development, the research frames listening as a tactile, gestural practice, an encounter where sound’s presence is sensed through its atmospheric and bodily implications rather than heard directly. Artistic Research Lab 24/25 - Casino Display(2025) Luxembourg/ LU Format:Duration: 3 min Sound, Installation, Performance <img width="1360" height="928" width_o="1360" height_o="928" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e4d75caf3a6899a988313a1dc7428ff3c72b7559f82dc21c60c8c05a077aa39/image00003.JPG" data-mid="248426606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e4d75caf3a6899a988313a1dc7428ff3c72b7559f82dc21c60c8c05a077aa39/image00003.JPG" /><img width="1654" height="1325" width_o="1654" height_o="1325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9612dee132756555b47ea48d575bebe52d3e98675d0ad93ac1b3c31ffd30c93/image00003.png" data-mid="248426603" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9612dee132756555b47ea48d575bebe52d3e98675d0ad93ac1b3c31ffd30c93/image00003.png" /> <img width="1066" height="1600" width_o="1066" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4114b3a5d000a94dea8d250f97441a2887d16d0a9b21cfdaa6ab2c40422d279e/image00001.JPG" data-mid="248426605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4114b3a5d000a94dea8d250f97441a2887d16d0a9b21cfdaa6ab2c40422d279e/image00001.JPG" /> <img width="1654" height="1325" width_o="1654" height_o="1325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2358370ed406b5b724f88aad6efc693883860e1055a7cc5a185a16ca50f7e7ab/image00008.png" data-mid="248426604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2358370ed406b5b724f88aad6efc693883860e1055a7cc5a185a16ca50f7e7ab/image00008.png" /><img width="1066" height="1600" width_o="1066" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80615175c77b77fa854d5e5270af0d5b083f7a36bbb5fbcb98a904e438b98fbd/image00004.JPG" data-mid="248426607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80615175c77b77fa854d5e5270af0d5b083f7a36bbb5fbcb98a904e438b98fbd/image00004.JPG" /> https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Barriers-of-Migration Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:52:07 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Barriers-of-Migration / Barriers of Migration (2025 - Present) Description: Work in Progress. Barriers of Migration, is an on going investigative research project on the journey of the Anguilla anguilla or The European Eel in Ijmuiden, Amsterdam and how the infrastructures of logistics and barriers play a role in their existence within their migration.&nbsp; Composed of field recordings, research and samples this audio piece is formed with the overarching aesthetics of poetry.&nbsp; Format: Sound Field Recording Excerpt <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4881611ac4847567f10df02f7dceaa3f926eacd5fcb750a8d4a9cf21c8369e99/_DSC8868.png" data-mid="147845003" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4881611ac4847567f10df02f7dceaa3f926eacd5fcb750a8d4a9cf21c8369e99/_DSC8868.png" /> <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d97c369a30e4e2ecccaae457412f3916b4b2e1bb623485de45ef7b8cd561ee88/_DSC8843.png" data-mid="147845002" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d97c369a30e4e2ecccaae457412f3916b4b2e1bb623485de45ef7b8cd561ee88/_DSC8843.png" /><img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9b3417cca07ac4ce077d61e470aef81808efc3048b6fd2871a0492652d2e2e1/_DSC8836.png" data-mid="147845001" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9b3417cca07ac4ce077d61e470aef81808efc3048b6fd2871a0492652d2e2e1/_DSC8836.png" /><img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cad4a5d9c89861fee11c9e2a759605210de38cff8fcaa5125a18a2a7d1e4460/_DSC8892.png" data-mid="147845004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cad4a5d9c89861fee11c9e2a759605210de38cff8fcaa5125a18a2a7d1e4460/_DSC8892.png" /> https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/In-The-Midst-of-It-All-SonicActs-Biennial-2022 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:09:58 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/In-The-Midst-of-It-All-SonicActs-Biennial-2022 / In The Midst of It All - Inner Ear(th) SonicActs Biennial 2022 <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/927033078f193ea7b98e266b676d184c263e73dcef9ac1ebfbae2c1727cc1e89/52415519215_abe01bb9fc_o.jpg" data-mid="157016132" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/927033078f193ea7b98e266b676d184c263e73dcef9ac1ebfbae2c1727cc1e89/52415519215_abe01bb9fc_o.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo by Pieter Kers Description: Commissioned by SonicActs for their Biennial festival in Octobr 7, 8 and 9th. This was a curated soundwalk which took approximately 50 minutes and I took the participants inbetween the industrious erea of Hemburg and the Noordzeekannal. On to the busy bridge and into the Vijfhoekpark.Format: Soundwalk, Poetry Duration:&nbsp; 45 - 50 mins Performed: At Warmperserij 1, 1505 RL Zaandam. 7, 8 ,9 Oct 2022 Big thanks to: SonicActs Maud Seuntjens Anne van Waveren Ren Ewart Victoria Douka-Doukopoulou Pieter Kers <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50e535fa4df2d3515500bf6c0f5a5f397483254fda64c9418cb4fc33a47d76ba/_DSC8993.png" data-mid="157014424" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50e535fa4df2d3515500bf6c0f5a5f397483254fda64c9418cb4fc33a47d76ba/_DSC8993.png" /><img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31be22cb1c5cba8209ad725c39d2016fc92902b2d5793ba53f8e88a33ced2324/52415076671_a05843b4ef_o.jpg" data-mid="157016140" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31be22cb1c5cba8209ad725c39d2016fc92902b2d5793ba53f8e88a33ced2324/52415076671_a05843b4ef_o.jpg" /> <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fdfa84133a339c62df87b1320bb13e5f291a1d9cd81f2a659325cf2de604574/_DSC9000.png" data-mid="157014423" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fdfa84133a339c62df87b1320bb13e5f291a1d9cd81f2a659325cf2de604574/_DSC9000.png" /> https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/The-Sound-of-Heat Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:15:56 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/The-Sound-of-Heat / The Sound of Heat (2022) <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3539e7a296e1fdc24008a49f6301bceed9efe08e1d124632443f5268a166175f/Layer-0.png" data-mid="147770722" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3539e7a296e1fdc24008a49f6301bceed9efe08e1d124632443f5268a166175f/Layer-0.png" /> Description: Spinning Plates - by the river, we talk with spices is presented by Bodega Rotterdam and Verhalenhuis Belvédère “Spinning Plates focuses on spices, stories about spices, culinary traditions and their uses. During the event, we pay tribute to spices, their history and their uses. Spices are an essential part of human history, their journey around the world echoes the journey of humans. This makes them part of collective and personal stories.” For this special event I produced four soundscapes of different spices. Tumeric, Cinnamon, Chili and Pepper. I recorded and composed the audio files whilst engaging in deep listening practices.&nbsp; The project was supported by Museumnacht010. Exhibited: At Verhalenhuis Belvédère, June 18, 2022’’ Format: Sound Installation Duration:&nbsp;4 - 5 mins each piece Big thanks to:Bodega Rotterdam Verhalenhuis&nbsp; Belvédère Compositions: <img width="2728" height="1816" width_o="2728" height_o="1816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f32c6ce1a8d2c95a75a13b6b070780a4749cd9719ddedfd3476299e6adc75769/_54545454.png" data-mid="147770721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f32c6ce1a8d2c95a75a13b6b070780a4749cd9719ddedfd3476299e6adc75769/_54545454.png" /> https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:44:46 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World / Our Shared Acoustic World (2021) <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da6ff3454048588537289e3ba093594cd291552ee7fe59263dddd8e34c7fb728/lance-4.jpg" data-mid="147768606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da6ff3454048588537289e3ba093594cd291552ee7fe59263dddd8e34c7fb728/lance-4.jpg" /> Description: Limited to our senses, it is difficult for us to comprehend what the world sounds like to a non-human animal. However, research illustrates some harsh realities that ecosystems endure under the pressures of sonic forces.Our Shared Acoustic World a five-channel audio installation explores the ecological impacts of anthropogenic noise on vocal non-human animals. The study is situated in the Netherlands and pays particular attention to industrial and motorised infrastructures, in close proximity to animal habitats, that are notoriously loud and widespread.Through a semi-fictional narrative I highlight the complications that surround the acoustic territories of machinery and nature; where different powers and meanings are entangled in the competition between being heard and being silenced.Interview with Benjamin Earl below. Format: 5 channcel audio installation Materials: 3 x Yamaha hs5 monitor speakers 3 x DIY speakers Soil Amplifier Behringer XENYX X 1222 analog mixer Metal scraps In Collaboration with: Royal Conservatoire The Hague Robert PravdaPhotographs:&nbsp; Marcin Limonowicz <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e4b8f44187e0d7c2a66d09d02bd30aa94e57204aad862bc560fa45d8376ce0a/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World---Installation-Clip_Moment.jpg" data-mid="147768599" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e4b8f44187e0d7c2a66d09d02bd30aa94e57204aad862bc560fa45d8376ce0a/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World---Installation-Clip_Moment.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3125252b5688325c77025391ac077d15f152230c87314a46904163ed64ba6b1/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World-Installation-2.jpg" data-mid="147768601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3125252b5688325c77025391ac077d15f152230c87314a46904163ed64ba6b1/Our-Shared-Acoustic-World-Installation-2.jpg" /> https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Transhumanist-Rights Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:05:46 +0000 Lance Laoyan https://lancelaoyan.co.uk/Transhumanist-Rights /Transhumanist Rights Description: This work is part of Who Speaks? A Project that tackles major issues including politics as a rhetorical gesture, law as an act of speech and aesthetics as a language of imagination. It aims to bring together academic researchers, non-profit activists, and public services such as Bits of Freedom and the Analysis and Research Department (DAO) of the Dutch Parliament, for joint knowledge exchange and discussion on AI driven democracy, language and decision-making. DAO provides substantive support to parliamentary investigations and gives advice to the Dutch Members of Parliament on information relevant to the parliamentary process. Who Speaks? is part of a series of initiatives organised by the Queer Computing Consortium (QCC), co-founded by Ramon Amaro, Sheena Calvert, Niels Schrader, in collaboration with the Non Linear Narrative Master’s programme of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, UCL (University College London) History of Art Department and Camberwell College of Arts (CCW / University of the Arts London). Transhumanist Rights questions boundaries between humans and cyborgs, and whether constitutional rights could be assigned to cyborgs in the future. He presents fictional cases of medical and military body enhancements by means of brain computer interfaces (BCI) set in the year 2030. With his video work Laoyan challenges the definition of what constitutes a person and raises ethical questions about the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies. The project was supervised by Lauren Alexander, Mijke van der Drift, Lizzie Malcolm, Dan Powers and Niels Schrader.Format: Video, animation Exhibited: Online - https://whospeaks.eu/transhumanist-rights/ Web Application - https://whospeaks.eu/projects/transhumanist-rights/ Presented at: The Hmm @ Responsible AI25 May 2022, 20:00 CEST Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 11091 GC Amsterdam https://thehmm.nl/event/the-hmm-responsible-ai/ <img width="739" height="781" width_o="739" height_o="781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e62996e83125ceb9c76427c8c62d1924f40312c03fd1b63a3a0052fd81c94876/Talking-about-Cyborgs.png" data-mid="147769148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/739/i/e62996e83125ceb9c76427c8c62d1924f40312c03fd1b63a3a0052fd81c94876/Talking-about-Cyborgs.png" /> Photo Credit: The Hmm