Thomas Ankersmit is a musician and sound artist based in Berlin, focussing on the Serge Modular analog synthesizer. Ankersmit’s music combines intricate sonic detail and raw electric textures with a very physical and spatial experience of sound. Acoustic phenomena such as infrasound and otoacoustic emissions (sounds emanating from inside the head, generated by the ears themselves) play an important role in his work, as does a deliberate, creative misuse of the equipment. Ankersmit’s music is released on the PAN, Touch and Shelter Press labels, and he’s worked closely with Phill Niblock, Kevin Drumm and Valerio Tricoli. His work has been presented at Reina Sofia, Museu Serralves, Hamburger Bahnhof, Stedelijk Museum,Tate Modern, MoMA PS1 and festivals throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. His piece is presented as a world premiere.
Before, the part »Earth« of the multi-piece composition »The Elements: Aether, Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind« will be presented, likewise as a Berlin premiere. Created and spatialized by a group of artists under the MONOM umbrella, the compositions features contributions from William Russell, Shehryar Ahmad, Alessandra Denegri, Casimir Geelhoed, Louis McGuire, Jacob Kristin, Shaw Cain Hawkins, Temple Haze, Walter Nied, Alisa Reimer, Soneiro, Fernando Derks, Andy Aquarius, and Romain Azzaro. It conveys humanity's relationship with the four elements, including historic, philosophical, metaphysical, and societal entanglements.