Dr Stan Wijnans (PhD, MA)
Email info@MuDanx.nl
Tel (0031)(0)638515164
Introduction
Stan Wijnans is an interactive interdisciplinary artist, interactive performance developer and MAX/MSP/Jitter programmer. Her work investigates the human-machine relationship in interactive sound and movement performances exploring and applying (3D-surround) sound, choreography, visuals, robotics and sensor systems. Since 1983 she has created numerous sound- and video compositions and installations, radio projects, interactive light installations and interactive performances. See projects.
Work experience
Stan has been employed by the Nottingham Trent University, UK and the University of Chichester, UK as MAX/MSP, Isadora programmer and MA/PhD advisor. She also worked at LMC Sound Studio (London) and SurroundAV (London) as project coordinator, system researcher/advisor and sound engineer. She has taught workshops and presented lectures at several art institutions (The Junction, Cambridge, Essex Dance, Chelmsford, UK, V2 NL) and Universities in the UK (University of Nottingham and Chichester) and University of TaiPei (Taiwan).
Since 2011 she is producer of Virtual Reality Theatre company 'Alkamie'.
Degrees
She holds a PhD (Bath Spa University, UK, 2010) in interactive dance and 3D sound composition. Her research investigated the practical and theoretical potential of mapping parameters from spatial body movement into interactive 3D-surround sound compositions using Sensor Systems and the programming environment MAX/MSP/Jitter. She also holds an MA (MiddleSex University, UK, 2004) in interactive robotics and sound performance collaborating with performance artist Stelarc.