Manos Saklas invites François J. Bonnet—a Franco-Swiss composer, theorist, and electroacoustic musician—for a discussion on Otoliths in Flux. 
They talk about Bonnet’s fascination with listening, the multimodal nature of sound, his anti-dogmatic compositional methodologies, and his music under the alias Kassel Jaeger. They also cover recent and upcoming projects, as well as Bonnet’s role as the director of INA GRM in Paris. The conversation further explores his writings, including The Order of Sounds: A Sonorous Archipelago, After Death and The Infra-World, along with his manifesto The Music to Come, where he speculates on the future of music and its intersections with technology, aesthetics, and philosophy. 
Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform exploring emerging sonic art through artist talks, discussions, and radio pieces with influential contemporary artists, theorists, and composers.
Image credit: Eléonore Huisse


Otoliths in Flux • In conversation with Francois Bonnet w/ Manos Saklas (07.11.2024)

Manos Saklas invites Finnish artist Jenna Sutela on Otoliths in Flux for a conversation focusing on her long-time fascination with language, sound, digital technologies, and living organisms.

Their discussion delves into the connections between biological and computational systems, as well as Sutela’s recent projects, including the sound installations Pond Brain and Vermi Cell. Sutela shares her experiences working with neural networks, sound, bacteria, and other living materials to create sensory artworks that challenge human-centered perspectives. Her work reflects a view of humanity as part of a larger symbiotic ecosystem, interwoven with microorganisms and machines, expanding traditional concepts of intelligence and communication.

Warm thanks to Jenna Sutela for sharing unpublished installation documentation and sound pieces with us on this occasion.  

Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform exploring emerging sonic art through artist talks, discussions, and radio pieces with influential contemporary artists, theorists, and composers.


Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Jenna Sutela w/ Manos Saklas (05.12.2024)

Manos Saklas invites Berlin-based artist Hanne Lippard on Otoliths in Flux for a conversation focusing on her long-time fascination with language, the voice, and the influence of digital technologies on communication.

Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Hanne Lippard w/ Manos Saklas (19.01.2025)

Manos Saklas invites Steve Goodman (Kode9) a London-based artist, writer, and electronic musician on Otoliths in Flux.
Their discussion delves into Goodman’s practice, which spans theoretical research, electronic music production, sound installations, and label curation. They further talk about his explorations of sound, affect, and the politics of frequency, as well as his recent projects, including Astro-Darien and Escapology. Goodman also discusses his collaborative endeavors with AUDINT, his conception of Flatlines—a sublabel of Hyperdub dedicated to audio essay formats—and his recent contributions to Sonic Faction, an exhibition series and a book published by Urbanomic. Lastly, they reflect on his past experiences as a member of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU), highlighting the enduring influence of this collective on his practice.
Goodman’s work examines sonic warfare, the affective dimensions of sound, and the intersections of music, philosophy, and speculative fiction. Drawing from his seminal book Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear and the AUDINT-edited Unsound: Undead, Goodman reflects on how sound operates as a force that modulates perception, behavior, and urban space.
Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform exploring emerging sonic art through artist talks, discussions, and radio pieces with influential contemporary artists, theorists, and composers.
Steve Goodman aka Kode9 is a DJ/Producer, artist and writer. He set up the record label Hyperdub in 2004, the sub label Flatlines in 2019, and from 2017 Hyperdub’s monthly event series Ø. His book Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear was published on MIT Press in 2009, and with AUDINT he co-edited the book Unsound: Undead for Urbanomic Press (2019). With the group AUDINT he has produced numerous sound installations, and his sound designs have also been presented as part of the Hyundai commission at the Tate Modern (2018) and the Barbican ‘AI: More than Human’ in London (2019).
Guest link https://www.instagram.com/kode9/

Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Steve Goodman (Kode9) w/ Manos Saklas (16.02.2025)

Manos Saklas invites Marinos Koutsomichalis —a Greek artist, creative technologist, and scholar— to discuss his artistic practice as well as recent and past projects of his on Otoliths in Flux.

They discuss the evolution of his artistic practice since the mid 90s, emphasizing his experimental ethos and transdisciplinary approach to sound composition, technological mediation, and site-specificity -occasionally with respect to his coming of age. Koutsomichalis reflects on his fascination with raw, elemental materials and more-than-human agencies, sharing insights into the creative process, working with DIY electronics, radio technologies, bespoke software, vintage modular synthesizers, and haphazard stuff.

Warm thanks to Marinos Koutsomichalis for sharing excerpts of audio works of his -some of them previously unpublished.
 
Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform exploring emerging sonic art through artist talks, discussions, and radio pieces with influential contemporary artists, theorists, and composers.


Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Marinos Koutsomichalis w/ Manos Saklas (01.05.2025)

Manos Saklas invites Julia Eckhardt—a musician, writer, and co-director of Q-O2 werkplaats—for a conversation on Otoliths in Flux.
They explore Eckhardt’s fascination with the act of listening and the notion of quality in sound and music, as well as her expansive body of work—spanning solo performances, collaborations, and writings such as Grounds for Possible Music, The Second Sound: Conversations on Gender and Music, and Intermediary Spaces, which examines Eliane Radigue’s legacy and her work's intersections with technology, aesthetics, and philosophy, while also reflecting on their long-standing collaboration within the OCCAM OCEAN series.
The discussion traces Eckhardt’s role in shaping Q-O2 in Brussels as a vital hub for sonic arts, alongside the curatorial themes of Oscillation Festival—an annual event bridging sound, music, and media experimentation through concerts, talks, broadcasts, installations, workshops, and public interventions, building on the research emerging from Q-O2’s residencies.
Featuring exclusive excerpts from her forthcoming releases, the dialogue highlights Eckhardt’s solo and collaborative recordings, theoretical inquiries, and the evolution of Q-O2 werkplaats from the early 90s to the present.
Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform investigating emerging sonic art practices through artist talks, discussions, and thematic radio programming, hosting diverse yet influential contemporary artists, theorists, and composers.


Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Julia Eckhardt w/ Manos Saklas (29.06.2025)

Manos Saklas invites Shilla Strelka for a discussion on Otoliths in Flux.
They have an in-depth discussion on Strelka’s long standing engagement with sonic practices, as well as in the political and the collective dimensions of listening. Her expansive body of curatorial work includes initiatives such as Struma+Iodine and Unsafe+Sounds Festival, which takes place annually in Vienna as a space for critical sound art and experimental music; as well as a long-standing collaboration with the influential Viennese label Editions Mego.

Their conversation delves into the concept of sonic agency, how listening sessions can become a mode of both research and resistance, as well as about her focus on establishing new ways to think and act collectively via sonic means. They also touch on her methods of creating cross-disciplinary encounters that foreground embodied listening, affective politics, and media critique—positioning sound not as a closed field, but as an expanded practice embedded in cultural, technological, and social contexts. 
Otoliths in Flux is a digital platform exploring emerging sonic art territories through artist talks, discussions and thematic radio pieces, hosting diverse yet influential present-day artists, theorists and composers


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