Photo by Geert Vandepoele




Jasmijn Lootens is a Belgian cellist, composer, musicologist, and artistic researcher. 

Her hybrid artistic practice moves between tradition and experimentation. Solo performances combine cello, voice, electronics, and found objects. The many collaborations reflect her ongoing interest in improvisation, co-creation, and artistic dialogue across disciplines.

Lootens’s work has been commissioned by institutions such as GMEA – Centre National de Création Musicale (FR) and Concertgebouw Brugge (BE), and has taken shape in the form of performances, installations, and interdisciplinary projects. It has been presented and performed internationally at venues and festivals including Flagey (BE), Wien Modern (AT), Sonic Acts (NL), ZKM (DE), FILE (BR), and the Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2023, she was invited as a guest composer at Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm.

Currently, Jasmijn is pursuing a doctorate in the arts at LUCA School of Arts / KU Leuven and docARTES / Orpheus Institute in Ghent, focusing on the vocabulary of a hybrid cellist within interdisciplinary contexts. Lootens also holds an MA in Musicology (KU Leuven)