Acoustic - iO, 2024

Sound Sculptures

“Akustik-iO”

Akustik-iO is an interactive sound installation that produces various industrial sounds through resonance of found objects with vibration motors. It is designed under the “Purposeless Machines“ program of the Istanbul Modern Museum as a case study for interdisciplinary artistic approaches inspiring from engineering.

“Akustik-iO: Sound Production Project”

Akustik-iO - Sound Production Project aims to share the potential of this sound installation through a creative sound production program. Young music producers were invited to experiment with the installation at Istanbul Modern to create new music compositions.

The project, which enables the production of various creative sound compositions, stands out as an original example of increasing artistic creativity through the production process. With the support of Istanbul Modern Studio STEAM’s education coordinators, sound artists used the sound installation “Acoustic -iO” designed by Bilal Yılmaz within the scope of “Purposeless Machines“ to produce and record industrial sounds created by vibration motors and the resonance of found objects. Combining the recordings with their musical background, these sound compositions created by the sound artists for the project offer references to how an inspiring museum experience can transform, the possibilities provided by the interaction of creative actors, and the possibilities of interdisciplinary productions.

Participated Sound Artists: Dasenfekt, Fat, Fosil, İdil Ko, Mafiyens, Neval, Pelbender, Semi, Uase, Zeynal

Project: Link — İstanbul Modern

Sounds: Link — SoundCloud (Istanbul Modern)

“Acoustic iO: Performance”

After the sound production project, we developed “Acoustic iO: Performance” to transform the “Acoustic iO: Sound Production Project” into a live performance. 4 sound artists performed a live performance by using “Acoustic iO” sound sculptures, producing industrial sounds with vibration motors and resonance of found objects. The performance was realized on Wednesday, November 27 at 14:00 in the garden of Istanbul Modern as the first noise and electronic sound based event of the musem with participation of public.

Participated Sound Artists: Dasenfekt & Semi, Fosil & İdilko