Raphael Malfliet is a field recordist, composer and sound artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. He strongly believes in the power of sound as a medium to facilitate and improve a mutual understanding with our environment. In order to support this connection it is of the utmost importance for him to spark an exchange of knowledge and communication on sound. By creating and taking time to listen, he explores and investigates historical and sociological contexts from a sound perspective and is attracted to understanding its influence and importance on communities. He translates these values to his work in electronic music, improvisation and location recording and holds them dear when working in interdisciplinary artistic contexts, be it installation, performance or composition.

Raphael has released different albums ranging from free improvised music to sound dramaturgy and audio documentary works and has been active in various interdisciplinary constellations working with choreographers and researchers. His work has been supported by the Flemish government.

Raphael founded and curates Extant together with Maarten Buyl. Extant is a non-profit artistic production platform with a focus on multidisciplinary practices in the open field of contemporary sonic arts. Extant supports artists-in-residence in the creation of new compositions, installations and performances and in the development of their methodological and technical skills within a sustainable social and environmental framework.

Raphael currently teaches electric bass and audio engineering at the music school in Herentals and mentors at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp.

raphael.malfliet@gmail.com