Year Zero: A Sound Sculpture

May 21–30, 2026 by Ani Samperi

@ Errant Sound

Gerichtstrasse 45 / Backyard, 13347 Berlin-Wedding

Year Zero: A Sound Sculpture is a tactile sound installation

by Ani Samperi. At its center is a hollow steel sphere of nearly two

meters in diameter. Inside, an analog system generates low-frequency mechanical drones derived from transformed industrial sound material.

materials: steel orb, reinforcements, cotton gloves

duration: approx. 40 min

measurements: 190 cm Ø, 130 kg

tech: transducer, mixer, amplifier, WAV player

The sound expands into the space, circulates within the sphere, and transfers into the body of the listener. The steel structure acts as a resonant body in which frequencies, harmonics, and vibrations condense and become physically perceptible.

The surface of the sphere carries traces of its construction. Welded steel plates form a closed structure that contains the sound while radiating it outward. Perception shifts from spatial orientation toward a bodily experience of sound.

Cotton gloves invite direct contact. Through touch, a wider range of frequencies becomes accessible—frequencies that do not fully transmit through air alone. The body becomes a site of resonance and part of the sound transmission. An opening into the interior allows for a closer interaction. Voice and body can enter into resonance with the object. Sound emerges as a relation between the sculpture and the listener.

The composition unfolds as a continuous process. The drones establish a stable, slowly shifting structure in which time is extended and experienced as a state.

Extra Performance and Sound-Activation by Kayla Elrod and Nico Daleman.

Artistic Director & Curator, Production, Design by Anne-Louise Frei // Musikfond-gefördert

COPYRIGHT Video by Frank Zerban