CHIME

Jeanine Verloop (b. 1994) is a Dutch visual artist creating multimedia work and kinetic sculptures. Her practice invites audiences into alternative realities, where technology evolves not through control and precision, but through vulnerability, malfunction, and destruction. Driven by a fascination with how technology can shape, expand, and limit our imagination, Verloop's work has evolved from her early studies in illustration (2018) to include abstract printing devices, media archaeology, scientific glassblowing, destructive machine performances, experimental sound, interactive installations, and experimental film.

CHIME is a kinetic sound installation composed of 20 borosilicate glass sculptures that resonate through low-frequency vibrations (2–26 Hz). When the glass spirals reach their resonant frequency, they collide with themselves and produce sound — a chime. Each sculpture is attached to a single speaker cone via a custom 3D-printed connector.
The twenty sculptures are divided over 10 modules. Each stereo module (two sculptures) is assigned a unique algorithmic composition that controls its frequency, fade-in/out, silences, and timing. The resulting sonic landscape is not directly controlled, serene and chaotic.
Destruction is inherent to CHIME. Prolonged resonance may cause the glass to break. As the installation evolves and destruction increases, the acoustic character becomes louder and more intense. One back-up sculpture is provided for each sculpture exhibited. Adjustments to this number are possible in consultation with the artist.