Sonic Acts

Sonic Acts is an interdisciplinary arts organisation focused on the research, development, and production of work at the intersection of art, science, and theory. It serves as a platform for international projects, artistic research, and the commissioning and co-production of new artworks, often working in collaboration with local and international partner organisations, including cultural incubators, universities, and art festivals.

Founded in 1994 to present developments in electronic and digital art forms, Sonic Acts has developed a programme that includes public events, residencies, and commissions, as well as newer initiatives such as the magazine Ecoes, published by Sonic Acts Press.

The Sonic Acts Biennial (formerly festival) explores contemporary and historical developments at the intersections of art, technology, music, and science. It has programmed artists and musicians such as Autechre, Pauline Oliveros, Florian Hecker, Maryanne Amacher, Catherine Christer Hennix, Annea Lockwood, Hildegard Westerkamp, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Ellen Fullman, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Colin Stetson, Kodwo Eshun and The Otolith Group, Peter Kubelka, Stephen O'Malley, The Bug, Chris Watson, Fennesz, Speedy J, Lillian Schwartz, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Ken Jacobs, Mika Vainio, and Peter Rehberg (Pita).

It has also hosted theorists and researchers such as Astrida Neimanis, Siegfried Zielinski, Eyal Weizman, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Rosi Braidotti, Susan Schuppli, T. J. Demos, Nabil Ahmed, Heather Davis, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Tony Cokes, and Jennifer Gabrys. Each edition centres on a curatorial theme and includes an international conference, performances, exhibitions, and screenings across multiple venues.