TURNS: Venus Ex Machina pres. Marshlands

»Marshlands is an exploration of affect, rhythm, and place. Inspired by Eleni Ikoniadou’s concept of the “rhythmic event,” it draws listeners into an acoustic experience shaped by rupture, and resonance. Through spatialized voice, synthesis, and field recordings, the work evokes shifting inner and outer states - neither narrative nor ambient, but a zone of becoming. In dialogue with the sonic environment, the piece gestures toward a broader ecology of perception, where notions of well-being emerge not as fixed ideals but as transient and collective.« (Text by Venus Ex Machina)

The series »TURNS« plays with our listening habits and opens up the relationship between artists and the audience. The audience space transforms into a stage where we encounter each other in a new way. International and local artists present performances, participatory installations, and fun strategies that move us, the listeners, to center stage.

You can look forward to evenings in the ZKM Sound Dome, where social issues, arts-based research, and musical expression merge: circular economy meets microbiomes, and technological innovation meets organic resonance.

Each thematic cycle of »TURNS« — SOUNDING CYCLES (February–April 2025), SOUNDING OUT HEALTH (May–August 2025), and SOUNDING OUT CONNECTION (September–December 2025) — provides stimulating content that opens up transformative perspectives on sound.