Dirkjan van der Linde

Dirkjan van der Linde is an Assistant Professor at the Academy of Fine Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts. As practicing artist working in sculpture, installation, and sound art, his work explores architectural space activation through material interventions and auditory practices.

• 1996-1998: Statens Kunstakademi (Oslo, Norway)
• 1979-1984: Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten St.Joost (Breda, Netherlands)

His artistic research focuses on:

• Architectural space and installation dynamics
• Sound's role in spatial experience
• Studio and public space interactions
• Temporal and procedural artistic systems
• Educational art practices
• Collective trauma representation

His personal website documents decades of practice including sound installations, spatial interventions, and sculptural works. Collaborative projects like Holding Balance (2014) and Proximity and Distance (2013) demonstrate ongoing engagement with space-body relationships.

Teaching practices emphasize:

• Dialogic knowledge exchange
• Practice-based learning
• Critical engagement with materials
• Studio as research laboratory
• Curiosity-driven methodology
• Collective artistic environment