Author Archives: Özcan Ertek
The Sound of Vanquishers – On “Sculpted Sonorities” at Errant Sound
We find ourselves in an era often regarded as one of the best times to live, with approximately one-third of humanity residing under political democracies. With access to technologies that soften the misery of the human condition, we have more
The Sound of Vanquishers – On “Sculpted Sonorities” at Errant Sound
We find ourselves in an era often regarded as one of the best times to live, with approximately one-third of humanity residing under political democracies. With access to technologies that soften the misery of the human condition, we have more
Baklava
Baklava, 14 min, video installation “As Nasreddin Hodja walks towards his house in the evening, he meets a chatty farmer who loves baklava. – Nasreddin Hodja, earlier I saw a man passing by with a large tray of baklava. –
Baklava
Baklava, 14 min, video installation “As Nasreddin Hodja walks towards his house in the evening, he meets a chatty farmer who loves baklava. – Nasreddin Hodja, earlier I saw a man passing by with a large tray of baklava. –
Acoustic Horizon
Acoustic Horizon” is a kinetic sound installation that deals with the acoustic relationship between the human and its environment. Using a soundscape approach and influenced by humanity’s collective narrative, the installation reflects on both the history and present environmental quality
Acoustic Horizon
Acoustic Horizon” is a kinetic sound installation that deals with the acoustic relationship between the human and its environment. Using a soundscape approach and influenced by humanity’s collective narrative, the installation reflects on both the history and present environmental quality
Acoustic Mirror
The movements of sound and the acoustic reflections that echo around, forming another movement of time and space, like a ghostly other, bringing to life the life that is. These voices unlock the past, tell the present, and expand the
Acoustic Mirror
The movements of sound and the acoustic reflections that echo around, forming another movement of time and space, like a ghostly other, bringing to life the life that is. These voices unlock the past, tell the present, and expand the
Air Sculptures
“Air Sculptures” is kinetic sound installations that bring kinetic movement and indeterminacy of air into sculpture form. Responding the ambient conditions, they create endless amount of possibilities in sound medium. As an intervention in public spaces, “Air Sculptures” perform the
Air Sculptures
“Air Sculptures” is kinetic sound installations that bring kinetic movement and indeterminacy of air into sculpture form. Responding the ambient conditions, they create endless amount of possibilities in sound medium. As an intervention in public spaces, “Air Sculptures” perform the
Melting Soundscapes
Melting Soundscapes” are soundscapes from a deep-time ecology hidden and encrypted within Thielpark in Germany. Localized in a topography created at the end of Earth’s last ice age and in contrast to Berlin’s urban expansion, the park holds within its
Melting Soundscapes
Melting Soundscapes” are soundscapes from a deep-time ecology hidden and encrypted within Thielpark in Germany. Localized in a topography created at the end of Earth’s last ice age and in contrast to Berlin’s urban expansion, the park holds within its
Das Loop
Das Loop amplifies the sounds of particle movements. By focusing on the granularity of the texture and the amount of texture deforms from the flock of particles, installation deals with the aesthetics of inaudible sounds made audible and
Das Loop
Das Loop amplifies the sounds of particle movements. By focusing on the granularity of the texture and the amount of texture deforms from the flock of particles, installation deals with the aesthetics of inaudible sounds made audible and
Underground / Yeraltı
Underground “Underground” focuses on a different topography of auditory life. A space that is full of all the submerged and hidden materiality of the urban topography: metro lines, energy distribution networks, data networks, pipe networks. Where sound carries as physical
Underground / Yeraltı
Underground “Underground” focuses on a different topography of auditory life. A space that is full of all the submerged and hidden materiality of the urban topography: metro lines, energy distribution networks, data networks, pipe networks. Where sound carries as physical
Haydarpaşa’da Bir Gar / A Gar In Haydarpasa
A Station in HaydarpaşaA knot coalescing; the meeting point of Europe and the Middle East for nearly a century, Haydarpaşa Station is now a shadow of its past. In the last five years it has been planned to be sold
Haydarpaşa’da Bir Gar / A Gar In Haydarpasa
A Station in HaydarpaşaA knot coalescing; the meeting point of Europe and the Middle East for nearly a century, Haydarpaşa Station is now a shadow of its past. In the last five years it has been planned to be sold
Pazar Ekonomisi
Pazar Ekonomisi Tarlabaşı pazarını tarayan ‘Pazar Ekonomisi’ sokağı her hafta ziyaret eden semt halkı ve pazarcıların pazar ile olan örgülerini incelerken, marketin kurulduğu sokak boyunca yapılan bir dizi ses kaydı ile semt yaşamının ortalama koşullarına ani bir bakış açısı sağlıyor.Her
Pazar Ekonomisi
Pazar Ekonomisi Tarlabaşı pazarını tarayan ‘Pazar Ekonomisi’ sokağı her hafta ziyaret eden semt halkı ve pazarcıların pazar ile olan örgülerini incelerken, marketin kurulduğu sokak boyunca yapılan bir dizi ses kaydı ile semt yaşamının ortalama koşullarına ani bir bakış açısı sağlıyor.Her
Vector Lover
In their search for new timbres, musicians composers frequently alternate between the roles of a composer, instrument designer and performer. In the case of live electronic music, the performance with designed instrument or software at a specific time and location
Vector Lover
In their search for new timbres, musicians composers frequently alternate between the roles of a composer, instrument designer and performer. In the case of live electronic music, the performance with designed instrument or software at a specific time and location
A House in Tarlabaşı / Tarlabaşı’nda Bir Ev
A House in Tarlabasi The house gives us a break, calmness, and comfort against the demands of the outside world. Putting out our shoes, making tea, sitting on the sofa, and silence. The home is a constant and effective concept
A House in Tarlabaşı / Tarlabaşı’nda Bir Ev
A House in Tarlabasi The house gives us a break, calmness, and comfort against the demands of the outside world. Putting out our shoes, making tea, sitting on the sofa, and silence. The home is a constant and effective concept
Istanbul Soundscape Project
Istanbul Soundscape Project günlük kent yaşamına işitsel bir perspektiften yaklaşırken şehrin akustik ekolojisinin korunmasıyla ilgili farkındalık yaratmayı amaçlıyor. İstanbul’un hızla değişen kent atmosferi karşısında STK ve derneklerle işbirliği yaparak şehrin geleceğinde söz sahibi olmayı amaçlayan proje şehrin akustik ekolojisini korumak
Istanbul Soundscape Project
Istanbul Soundscape Project günlük kent yaşamına işitsel bir perspektiften yaklaşırken şehrin akustik ekolojisinin korunmasıyla ilgili farkındalık yaratmayı amaçlıyor. İstanbul’un hızla değişen kent atmosferi karşısında STK ve derneklerle işbirliği yaparak şehrin geleceğinde söz sahibi olmayı amaçlayan proje şehrin akustik ekolojisini korumak
An Audio Tale
Childhood is when we learn through play. A return to childhood can be on of the themes behind the experimentation of the avant-garde’s and the creations of many artists who sought to combine art forms with the original states of
An Audio Tale
Childhood is when we learn through play. A return to childhood can be on of the themes behind the experimentation of the avant-garde’s and the creations of many artists who sought to combine art forms with the original states of
Cosmic Scales
Three laws devised by Johannes Kepler to define the mechanics of planetary motion. The first law states that planets move in an elliptical orbit, with the Sun being one focus of the ellipse. This law identifies that the distance between
Cosmic Scales
Three laws devised by Johannes Kepler to define the mechanics of planetary motion. The first law states that planets move in an elliptical orbit, with the Sun being one focus of the ellipse. This law identifies that the distance between
Fortune Teller (Prototype 01)
In Turkey, there is a widespread habit of fortune-telling and extensive use of astrology. My work originated from the desire of destabilizing these beliefs and habits. I have created a patch that is able to generate speculative planets on its
Fortune Teller (Prototype 01)
In Turkey, there is a widespread habit of fortune-telling and extensive use of astrology. My work originated from the desire of destabilizing these beliefs and habits. I have created a patch that is able to generate speculative planets on its
Body Talk
The Gezi protests changed the political scene in Turkey. It was not just local; it was global and influenced people all over the world. People were in the streets. I wanted to reflect the grouping of people in resistance and
Body Talk
The Gezi protests changed the political scene in Turkey. It was not just local; it was global and influenced people all over the world. People were in the streets. I wanted to reflect the grouping of people in resistance and
Cut Hands
In May 2015, I had a chance to work at the field of architecture with the installation ‘Cut Hands’ using 20 speakers and 20 channels distributed across Istanbul Technical University Macka Building. The building has been constructed by the members
Cut Hands
In May 2015, I had a chance to work at the field of architecture with the installation ‘Cut Hands’ using 20 speakers and 20 channels distributed across Istanbul Technical University Macka Building. The building has been constructed by the members
“Slow Animals”, Madame CLAUDE, Berlin
Since antiquity, the concepts of imitation and mimesis have been important for meaning of artistic expression. Both Plato and Aristotle defined ‘mimesis’ as an imitation of nature. Music involves mimesis. Musical materials and structures find resemblances and echoes in the
“Slow Animals”, Madame CLAUDE, Berlin
Since antiquity, the concepts of imitation and mimesis have been important for meaning of artistic expression. Both Plato and Aristotle defined ‘mimesis’ as an imitation of nature. Music involves mimesis. Musical materials and structures find resemblances and echoes in the
New York Electronics, 2013
While at New York, riding the subway was part of my daily routine. During my journeys, I started to become intrigued by the ambient noises. I was also worried about evolving technology rendering these rather ancient, mechanic sounds obsolete. Combined
New York Electronics, 2013
While at New York, riding the subway was part of my daily routine. During my journeys, I started to become intrigued by the ambient noises. I was also worried about evolving technology rendering these rather ancient, mechanic sounds obsolete. Combined
It’s Still You
Freud attempted to describe the metamorphic and plastic power of the human imagination in dream-life in ‘Interpretation of Dreams’. Correspondingly, I reflected on the experience of dream and used delays and reverbs to put it into a particular landscape metaphor.
It’s Still You
Freud attempted to describe the metamorphic and plastic power of the human imagination in dream-life in ‘Interpretation of Dreams’. Correspondingly, I reflected on the experience of dream and used delays and reverbs to put it into a particular landscape metaphor.
Bedroom Spirit
Perceiving today’s music takes time, because a lot of objects and sound events has been crammed into it. The influence of technology has led us to create complex music with many objects. We are producing in bedroom-studio environments. We don’t
Bedroom Spirit
Perceiving today’s music takes time, because a lot of objects and sound events has been crammed into it. The influence of technology has led us to create complex music with many objects. We are producing in bedroom-studio environments. We don’t
Milky Way
I have heard that the moon is moving away from Earth by about an inch each year, at about the same speed at which our fingernails grow. It slowly recedes from Earth. This piece is a speculation on experience of
Milky Way
I have heard that the moon is moving away from Earth by about an inch each year, at about the same speed at which our fingernails grow. It slowly recedes from Earth. This piece is a speculation on experience of