Welcome. Aether is an event featuring the work and outlooks of artists and musicians. The format for the event is somewhere between a magazine and a radio show.

Each event shall feature performances as well as presentations by invited guests. An informal evening of tones and talks.

We hope you enjoy the atmosphere and the work of the artists we invite.

For the first event, Aether proudly presents...

The 21st Century (Hidde van Schie) – Nocturnal Telurian

The 21st century is the musical brainchild of Hidde van Schie. The first musical incarnation of this project is the stunning album Nocturnal Telurian. A mellow combination of etherial field recordings sitting comfortably with adroit guitar ambience. Hidde shall talk about his new album and be performing a selection of his favourite tracks.

More info:
www.myspace.com/hiddevanschie

Five Records That Matter: Roland Groenenboom

Our esteemed guest for the first 5RTM is Roland Groenenboom, renowned curator and music enthusiast. His selection is a tour de force set against a back drop of affiliations and friendships. He extended our original invite to select 5 records that matter to a network of friend and associates including Lee Renaldo, Lydia Lunch and Peter Fengler. The result is “a sort of map with links between my choices and the choices of the other contributors, and between those of the other contributors as well. Where do we agree and which are the extremes in the choices of this group of people?” We can't wait!

More info:
http://sensationalfix.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensationalfix

Machinist (Zeno van de Broek)

Our third guest in tonight’s inaugural event is the architecturally invoking sound of Machinist. Machinist is Zeno van den Broek. An architect by profession he draws inspiration from modern art and the contemporary city. Since 2005 Machinist has created abstract landscapes of sound that are focused on the spatial experience of the auditor. Machinist melts sounds, art and space to create a truly sonic architecture. His performance will feature work from his new album 'Viens Avec Moi Dans Le Vide' Featuring five tracks, this record touches on ambient and drones, besides subtle melodic patterns that are more prominent than with previous Machinist releases.

Together with Mendel Kaelen, Machinist won the 2009 round of X-Vektor, the Dutch contest for finding underground talent. Machinists election as the best act of 2009 was awarded with a performance on the State-X New Forms Festival and the release of The Unfolded Pigeon Response on 10 inch vinyl.

More Info:
www.myspace.com/machinistdrone
www.machinistdrone.com

We intend to speak dutch this evening.

Next generation Bad Bar

Soundcheck Machinist

Part of the crowd

Brilliant performance by Machinist

Hidde van Schie's set up

Gisteren ontvingen wij Eberhard van der Laan minister voor Wonen, Wijken en Integratie. Aanleidng was het actieprogramma dat door gemeente Rotterdam en Deelgemeente Charlois en verschillende woningcorporaties in 2008 is opgesteld. En waar stichting B.a.d als icoonproject in naar voren wordt gebracht. De minister bezocht verschillende plekken in Rotterdam Zuid en kwam op uitnodiging van Vestia bij ons langs. De geschiedenis van stichting B.a.d en het pand, gastatelierbeleid, verschillende projecten en het B.a.d To The Future! project werden gepresenteerd.
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Masaki Umetsu presents two different light installations that use the facilities of the Guest Studio and Project Room at Foundation B.a.d. More than 5,000 pages taken from different books have been transformed into light screens, which have been installed in the old lockers of the 1st floor guest studio and windows of the 2nd floor project room.
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Vier kunstenaars zijn geselecteerd uit de longlist van 10 kunstenaars van de PRIXDEROME.NL 2009 Beeldende Kunst, door de jury met als voorzitter Kestutis Kuizinas:

- Rossella Biscotti (1978, IT, woont en werkt in Rotterdam)
- Nicoline van Harskamp (1975, NL, woont en werkt in Amsterdam)
- Ólafur Ólafsson i.s.m. Libia Castro, (1973, IS / 1969 ES) wonen en werken in Rotterdam)
- Sara Rajaei (1976, IR, woont en werkt in Den Haag

En drie daarvan hebben een gastatelier bij stichting B.a.d in gebruik gehad.
Rosella, Ólafur en Nicoline veel succes de komende tijd!