An immersive and interactive spatial audio installation that explores the sonic interplay between Cosmos, Earth, and Humans. Three interconnected sound worlds, each representing a different dimension of existence, create a unique point in space and time where we can experience the unity through sound.

The Cosmic layer (ideally played by the centered IKO speaker) is derived from sonified imagery made by the Euclid space telescope (ESA). Through spectral and algorithmic processes, granular and concatenative synthesis, visual astronomical data is transformed into expansive sonic textures, giving voice to otherwise inaudible forces of deep space.

The Earth layer is built from an original sound library recorded using contact microphones embedded in soil, sand, trees and similar habitats. These low-frequency vibrations and subtle microsonic details reveal a hidden auditory life of terrestrial environments-rhythms and pulses of the planet itself.

The Human layer features original recordings of the Georgian polyphonic choir ‘Adilei’. This ancient vocal traditions connects collective memory, ritual, and resonance. Their singing introduces a deeply embodied presence into the sonic ecosystem, bridging the cosmic and the terrestrial through breath, harmony, and human voice.

Designed for spatial audio playback with an IKO speaker at its core, Nexus Sonance offers a fully immersive listening experience with a grain of abstraction. The work proposes a contemplative, non-linear narrative, an acoustic continuum where the physical, the mythical, and the abstract converge in unified sonic language.

First presented at ‘Black Box Media’ at UCL, London. Georgian Choir excerpt and interactive system presented at V&A Soundhouse Exhibition, London, November 2025 as part of CMMR 2025.

Work:
Spatial Audio Recordings
Interactive Spatial Audio
Immersive AV Design
Immersive Exhibition

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