Caroline Claus is a Brussels-based sound artist and urban planning researcher specializing in sonic spatial atmospheres.
Her work engages urban sites and landscapes as milieus for differential listening, examining how sound and vibrations interact with urban ecology and the experience of space. Through research and art-driven experimentation, she analyzes the affective dimensions of sound and vibrations—acoustic comfort & beyond—while collaborating on strategies to integrate sonic habitats into urban planning and design, aiming to optimize regenerative spatial practices and the quality of urban life.
Her a-disciplinary practice brings together sonic ethnography, artistic production, and planning research. She contributes to research-driven collaborations, art residencies, and consulting, disseminating her insights through publications, seminars, conferences, sound walks, and public listening sessions.
Caroline has a dual background in sociology (Ugent) and urbanism, spatial planning, and design (EhB & VUB, cum laude). She holds a PhD in architecture from KU Leuven.