Stroking, scratching, striking, plucking, scraping, blowing, imagining – this exhibition focuses on the creation of sounds through mechanical processes. The artists explore sound as a sculptural medium, deal with aspects of auditory perception, and reflect on the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of sound-producing objects in space.   
Tools include Arduinos, sensors, and motors, but also water and air. Only loudspeakers are not allowed. 
The exhibition is a cooperation with the sound department of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne.

8 Ω LESS

Sound art without loudspeakers

31 January - 15 March 2026

Preview / Curator's tour
Friday, 30 January, 5.30 pm

Opening
Friday, 30 January, 7 pm

Artists:
dennis aycicek 
Yue Cao 
Jeongan Choi 
Bella Comsom   
Karen Fritz 
Justus Kaufmann 
hans w. koch 
Kyuwon Moon 
Samuels Ozoliņš
Yiran Qi
Esther Rosiny-Wieland 
Tina Tonagel 
Farah Wind

Curator:
Ach Kuhzunft in cooperation with the sound department of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Kindly supported by:
Kulturbüro Dortmund, Bergmann Bier