Eljo Agenbach
visual artist
About
Eljo is a multidisciplinary artist from Melbourne, Australia, currently based in Den Haag, The Netherlands, whose practice hinges on her extensive background and training as a classical musician. A clarinet performance graduate of the University of Western Australia (2019) and the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (2021), Eljo's artistic practice to date is heavily informed and inspired by her deep love for music in all its forms. Her visual art collaborations include portraiture and album art commissions from the choral group Voyces (Perth, WA), Australian clarinettist Lloyd Van't Hoff (Melbourne, VIC), and the Brisbane Music Festival.
Eljo's constantly evolving visual art style is heavily influenced by her experiences with music-related synesthesia, as well as abstract art and modern impressionism.
Temple 4
from Orpheus, Brisbane Music Festival
2025
Hell
from Orpheus, Brisbane Music Festival
2022
when did the light leave?
2020
Doc
Digital sketch, 2020
commissioned by Voyces
waters of peace
2020
chaos, rain, cleansing
2021
Orpheus (2022/24/25)
Many artists in the last few centuries have portrayed Orpheus and Eurydice’s story. What makes this particular show so special is that not only one, but five artists have come together to create a retelling in a way that has never been done before. Alex Raineri masterfully performs the works of Samantha Wolf, Natalie Nicolas and Jane Sheldon, combining with captivating imagery to tell the tragic story of Orpheus and Eurydice.In the 2024 edition, Alex Raineri composed four of his own interludes, 'Temples in your Hearing' which are interspersed between the three main movements of the piece.The visual imagery you will see draws inspiration from Baroque and impressionist oil paintings, with Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Sonnets to Orpheus” serving as conceptual and philosophical inspiration.There is a mix of moving and still images, featuring a returning “golden thread” motif - Fate - twisting its way through the themes of love, loss, barter, and gain between Orpheus, Eurydice, and the Devil.© Eljo Agenbach
Temples in your hearing: 4) here beginning is often closing and ending begins
TextTemples in your hearing: 3) fingers figuring ancient sorrows
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Eljo is currently accepting visual art commission and print requests.