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Paul Devens works as a visual artist who is concerned with social and architectural environments and the preoccupations and expectations of the spectator or public. He also makes soundworks without a direct visual elemnt. Various sources are used as material in the compositions: sound taken from his installations, from people in railway, stations or post offices, sounds from engines or traffic. Acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, sometimes home-made are also used. b. 1965. Lives and works in Maastricht, Netherlands 1984-1989 ABK Maastricht 1989-1991 Jan van Eyck Akademie (post-graduate) Maastricht 1994 Pepinieres Europeennes pour Jeunes Artistes, Grenoble. Soloexhibitions 2002 *Experimental Intermedia, Gent, B. *DSM, Sittard, NL 2000 *"On Hold", Marres, Maastricht. *"Oblique Nights", Le Lieu Unique, association crdc, Nantes, France. *"TAG" Luxus artfoundation, Den Haag. 1999 *Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht. Casimir BV, Arnhem NL. 1998 *Lokaal 01, Breda, NL. 1996 *De Bank, artfoundation, Enschede, NL. 1995 *Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht. 1994 *Magasin, cnac, Grenoble, F. 1993 Apollohuis, Eindhoven, Nl 1992 *"Euregionale 1992", Provinciaal Museum, Hasselt,B. Group exhibitions 2004 “Switched on”, Klein Art works, Chicago 2003 “ctrl-alt-del”, Marres, Maastricht, Nl/ Babylon, Istanbul, TR. *“Bread and Circus”, Lokaal 01, Breda nl *Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, D. 2002 *Film- and videofestival, Dulcinea Contemporary Art Gallery and Institut Francais, Istanbul. *"Mobile Phonics", Z33, Hasselt, B. *Videoscreening, SOX 36, Berlin. *Film- and videofestival, Hedah artfoundation, Maastricht 2001 *"Who Says Seeing Only Happens With The Eyes?", Galleri F15, Moss, Norway. *"Fricties" Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, NL. *"Le detour vers la simplicite: experiences de l'absurde" Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, FR. *Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam. 2000 *"Our House" festival, Genk, B. Videoscreening. *"Global Attic Festival", Rotterdam. 1999 *"De toekomst die ons toekomt", Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam. 1998 *Villa Oud Amelisweerd, Utrecht, NL. Stadsgalerij Heerlen, NL. *"The Eye and The Ear", Duende artfoundation, Rotterdam. 1997 *W139, Amsterdam. 1995 *Technical University, Architecturedept., Einhoven, NL. 1994 *Proton ICA, Amsterdam. *"Toucheprijs 1994" Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam. *"Nuldrieenveertig" Landbouwbelang, Maastricht. 1993 *"Sound and Vision" ICA, Amsterdam. Public Commissions 2002 *"Food 2" Amstenraderveld, Brunssum, NL. 2000 *"Moped" Universiteit Maastricht. 1997 *"Cone 8" Business and Sciencepark, Enschede, NL. Solo Concerts and Events 2003 * “Ctrl-alt-del” at Babylon, Istanbul 2002 *"Food 2" *"Mobile Phonics" Museum Z33, Hasselt. *"Blue Loft" Lokaal 01, Breda, NL. 2001 *"We'll See" (music for the choreography of Kosmas Kosmopoulos). *Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, D *MEX, Dortmund, D. *Release, Hedah Art Foundation, Maastricht. * "wssohwte", Galleri F15, Norway. * "Fricties", Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo. *Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, concert and broadcast on national radio (VPRO) *Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, F. 2000 *"Oblique Nights", Le Lieu Unique, Nantes. *"Le dejeuner sur l'herbe", Gothaer Kunstforum, Koln, D. *"Our House" festival, Winterslag, Genk, B. * "Global Attic Festival" Rotterdam. 1999 *"Blue Nail" concerseries in CBK Maastricht, De Parel, Amsterdam, Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Baudelopark, Gent, Boulevard, Den Bosch and Winterslag, Genk. Web 2003 *www.project-ctrl-alt-del.com 2001 *"Who Says Seeing Only Happens With The Eyes?" www.wssohwte.net 2000 *cooperation with Bert van den Bosch, private site Paul Devens: www.niew.nl/pauldevens *Release web-cd "-Fuck -It": www.mp3.com/pauldevens *"TAG" projectsite. Already off-line. www.luxus8days.nl *"Osaka Remix Project": www.fotonrecords.com *Various sites of museums and artfoundations like www.lelieuunique.fr www.confort-moderne.fr www.experimentalintermedia.be www.limburg.be/ z33 etc. Releases 2003 *production and soundpiece for CD “ctrl-alt-del”. 2002 *Contribution to compilation-cd "Music for difficult people" by Mangenerated, Moortsel, B. 2001 *Solo audio cd/ cd-rom "DJ Lait Russe", private release. 2000 "Dralt" audio cd. Cooperation with Los DQ. *Contribution to "Trace", an audio cd by the John Moore University, Liverpool.1999 *Contribution to "Hope", an audio cd by Scanner and the John Moore University, Liverpool.1998 *"Hedah 500 rpm", audio cd. production, participation and curation. *"Model (book)" fc book and audio cd. private release with texts from Mique Eggermont, Ranti Tjan, Frans Budé and Anna Hakkens.1996 *"Models" audiocassette, release by De Bank, Enschede. 1994 *"Belt 3" Folder and audio cd. release by the city of Grenoble, le Magasin and l'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Grenoble 1992 *"Signs Signals Tunes", audio cd. Released by the Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht Side activities 2002 * ”Soundlab” artstudents ABK Maastricht working in public on soundart at Museum Het Domein, Sittard with lectures of Natasa Petersin, Jay Allen Yim and Marlena Novak, Jens Brand, Guy van Belle. * "Leefbaar Hedah" workshop with artstudents ABK Maastricht at the Hedah foundation. 2001 *Projectteacher at the ABK Maastricht (Akademy for fine arts) up to now. Committeemember of the foundation for Fine Art, Design and Architecture, Amsterdam. *Lecture "Cafe Sonore" CEM foundation Amsterdam. *Lecture "Cafe Sonore", CEM. Location: Den Bosch. *"H5" book and cd-rom release by Hedah. Cooperation in concept and design. 2000 *Design cd rom "Parkstad prijs 2000" in cooperation with Bert van den Bosch. 1999 *Lecture and workshop ABK Maastricht. 1996 *Lecture ABK Maastricht.1995 *co-foundation and co-programming Hedah foundation. Up to 1998. 1994 *Lecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Grenoble. 1993 *Lecture at the AKI, Fine Arts Academy, Enschede. CFR. n. Arch. 183.17; 184.18. 2 cds as presents: FC.1: "dj lait russe"; FC.2: "CTRL-aLT-deL". Find more information on: www.project-ctrl-alt-del.com www.wssohwte.net