AS NATURE
KMRU, Nick Verstand, Mareike Bode
As Nature continues the ongoing collaboration between sound artist KMRU and visual artist Nick Verstand. Moving between tranquil silences and seismic intensity, the work explores electromagnetic sound spectra through field recordings, drones, noise and evolving harmonic structures. Field recordings blur the boundaries between familiarity and abstraction, developing into emergent harmonics and extended rhythms within KMRU’s expansive soundscapes. Responding to these sonic forms, Verstand creates a visual composition of lightweight fabrics animated by airflow, LEDs and smoke. An olfactory element developed in collaboration with scent artist Mareike Bode further expands the work’s sensory dimensions, introducing a subtle tension between nature and electricity. Together, sound, image, movement, and scent create an immersive environment in which natural forces and technology remain in constant dialogue.
'As Nature' is commissioned by Rewire, Barbican, Lunchmeat Festival and Biennale Musica.
Show dates:
September 25th -Lunchmeat Festival, Prague
October 22nd- Biennale Musica, Venice, IT - tickets
“Two leading figures in sound and visual art present As Nature, an immersive audio-visual experience exploring natural sound and perception. “- The Barbican