Plastic rarely gets any applause. Until it falls into the hands of Rogier de Nijs. What most people consider trash—buckets, PET bottles, PVC pipes—becomes precious sound material in his hands. He builds instruments out of it, even a complete drum set, demonstrating that reuse can be more than just a principle. Join us on a journey through the “Plastocene,” a geological period in which we’ll find plastic as a “raw material” in the soil—a visible consequence of our overconsumption. Soundtrack of the Plastic Age is not only a rebuke to the throwaway society, but above all a journey filled with rousing percussion music and captivating soundscapes.

Rogier de Nijs group:
Rogier de Nijs - percussion
Sjaak van Dam - percussion
Sylvan Amoureus - percussion

Photographer: Jostijn Ligtvoet Photography