VLIG is a composition made for a kite.

Flying a kite is both an eventful and meditative activity at the same time. The wind is unpredictable and can direct the kite in sudden directions and cause the kite to crash land. At other times the wind provides a steady flow, for the kite to stay endless in the air, only shifting sideways slightly, minute pressure changes on the cloth.

VLIG is an installation for up to three persons at a time, to lie down and look at the kite, while hearing the sound of its line, transformed by the movement of the kite in the air and the flow of the wind around the kite.

The work can be presented outdoors with a “live” kite in the air (monitored by a kite flier) or inside as a video installation.

**Credits**

V.L.I.G. was originally created for [Musicaerial by Frouke Wiarda](http://www.froukewiarda.nl/Musicaerial.html), and adapted in 2016 for Artefact at STUK (Leuven, Belgium), and adapted in 2022 to a video/sound installation in Soulangh Cultural Park (Taiwan).

– Original kite design by Benny Schreur, Nannette Kraaikamp (Vogels/delta) and Arnaud Gerniers (Nachtvlieger/hata).
– Kites remade in 2016 by Marije Baalman
– Pillow phones created in collaboration with Tineke van Hilten in 2016.
– Video/sound installation version made in 2022 in collaboration with Ju-An Hsieh (video) and Shu-Jie Lin (projection screen), recorded at the beach in Anping (Tainan).