Mark Lotz & Michiel van Bakel

Solo Flutes with film

Mark Lotz & Michiel van Bakel

Michiel van Bakel (video art)
Mark Lotz (family of flutes, fx, electronics)

A unique collaboration at the crossroads of music and visual arts, where two artistic worlds merged seamlessly.

Flutist Mark Lotz and visual artist Michiel van Bakel shared a deep curiosity for pushing boundaries, exploring the interplay between sound and image with a natural synergy. Their collaboration was more than just music and film—it was a total experience, where audio and visuals fit together like a glove, reinforcing and amplifying each other’s impact.

Van Bakel’s work crafted poetic realities, reflecting the tension between humanity, technology, and time, while Lotz’s flutes and electronics provided an emotional counterpart, deepening the connection between viewer and image. The result was an immersive dialogue where serene melodies and mechanical movement interacted, drawing the audience into a world beyond the ordinary.

Their performance at the UJazz Festival 2018 was a huge success. The audience lost itself in the hypnotic blend of sound and visuals, fully absorbed in the experience.

Performances at the

UJazz Festival 2018
KUUB Art Gallery, Utrecht 2019

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Performances at the
UJazz Festival 2018
KUUB Art Gallery, Utrecht 2019

Michiel van Bakel visual artist

“When I look around, I see a lot of technology that aims to constrain reality in predictability, by categorizing and automating. I want to use technology to evoke wonder and transcend reality and predictability.

In the same manner as a sculptor gives his material form through interventions in 3d space, I construct my videos in time. Recurring themes are examining human perception, experiencing time, disorientation and instability. ”

Press

Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)
“He created a classic-looking, fascinating sound game. The monks from the high mountains of Tibet were not far away.”

Newsmantra (India)
“With electronics, extended techniques, and voice, Lotz painted a colorful portrait of intense beauty, reflecting his life in jazz, classical, and world music.”

KUUB Solo Flutes Review
“Mark Lotz is a world phenomenon on the flute, a creative miracle of contemporary flute music.”

Band Members

Michiel van Bakel

visual artist

Michiel van Bakel studied astronomy, photography (Psychopolis; Frans Zwartjes) and psychology for several years before he chose for autonomous visual art, at art school. Van Bakel expresses himself through film and videos, sculpture and installations. “When I look around, I see a lot of technology that aims to constrain reality in predictability, by categorizing and automating. I want to use technology to evoke wonder and transcend reality and predictability. In the same manner as a sculptor gives his material form through interventions in 3d space, I construct my videos in time. Recurring themes are examining human perception, experiencing time, disorientation and instability. ”

Mark Alban Lotz

piccolo, concert-, alto-, bass-, pvc contra bass flutes, prepared flute, game calls, voice, fx

Soloist, composer, producer in jazz and contemporary music often crossing borders with other cultures. Collaborations spans an arc with film, theater, performance art, visual arts and dance. Worked with many unknown and many famous but equally gifted unique voices in music all around the globe. Subject of international publications, prize-winner, nominated for the Edison and Beyond Magazine prize. Professor for flute at the Utrecht and Rotterdam Conservatories.