niels plotard
Niels (b. 1993, France) relates to atypical processes, ones which move away from habitual patterns of engaging and being-in-the-world. His interest lies in the weaving and intertwining of practices and perspectives.

He is an transdisciplinary artist, performer and engineer, intrigued by the exploration of movement within physical, visual and sonic worlds. He is curious about the invisible, the out-of-sight, the overlooked and the forgotten. He is driven by a search for alternative ways of creating meaningful connections with listeners. Curious about moving, and being moved.

Collaboration is central to his practice. He looks to be in the perimeter of other people, collaborators and teachers who value honesty, transparency, inclusivity, sensitivity, awareness, and attention. Niels is in the process of developing his own practice as he grows, engaging with the subjects that matter to his immediate context and surroundings — feeding and giving back into the process of research, creation and community.




opensound.network is a series of sound performance-installations in open spaces, centred around collective listening experiences. They are born out of a research-based process which brings the location and its ecology (acoustic and otherwise) to the centre. The acoustics of the space itself become central to the listening experience, with the space emerging as a primary collaborator and co-creator.

opensound.network values listening experiences as a means of connecting to open spaces with deeper attention, offering a space and time for deeper listening, understanding, and experiencing. It is an opportunity to bring people together, find restful space, and discover alternate means of connecting to our non-human ecological counterparts.