Gerriet K. Sharma

spæs Lab Berlin in cooperation with Sound Studies Lab Copenhagen is delighted to invite you to a workshop under the working title “Towards Critical Immersion Studies”, to be held at Studio N324, TU Berlin and online on Monday, 18 May 2026. Immersion has become a pivotal concept in the creation and experience of sound and sensory artifacts in the early 21st century. It is discussed from the perspectives of media technology and history, musical aesthetics, the poetics of sound art, critical theory, the anthropology of the senses, and multi-sensory design. Rather than settling on a single definition, we treat immersion as a genuinely multifaceted concept — one that generates critical reflections on the functions, practices, technologies, and imaginaries surrounding what immersion is, was, should, or might (not) be. This broader scholarly and artistic inquiry is what we are calling Critical Immersion Studies. This workshop is conceived as an intimate gathering of researchers, artists, and practitioners who share an interest in these questions and servers as a first step towards a larger follow-up symposium, planned for Copenhagen in summer 2027. If you want to attend please send an e-mail to: [email protected] Organisers: Holger Schulze and Gerriet Krishna Sharma Speakers: Stefan Weinzierl, Angela McArthur, Will Schrimshaw, Jacqueline Waldock, Dugal McKinnon Location: Studio N324 & Online // TU Berlin // and online Date: 18 May 2026 // 10 am (CET) Programme via link in bio #immersion #cirticialthiniking #soundart #anthropology #artisticresearch

In Concert 02 of Crushed Now — After Turing // Beyond Presence the co-presence of human, technology, and traditional instrument — bodies, artifacts, and sounds — encounter, interact, and collide gesturally in dense, complex constellations. Through the intra-action of a violin, a clarinet, electroacoustic spatial sound compositions, and the moving bodies of the performers, space becomes relational, temporal, and collaboratively constructed. An AI-generated video installation, situated in the foyer, engages with the archetypes of the machine-mind and mirrors the spectral resonance of the human gesture. Both performers and spectators are invited to observe, engage, and inhabit—thereby becoming co-creators of a unique, yet collective listening experience. Violin: Emmanuelle Bernard Clarinet: Miguel Pérez Iñesta Spatial Sound Compositions: Gerriet Krishna Sharma AI-generated video installation: Boris Eldagsen Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin Date: Sun, 10.05.2026 // 6pm Doors: 5:30pm More info & tickets → link in bio Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm Supported by @spaeslab and Funkhaus Berlin #spatialsound #electroacousticmusic #concertseries #initiativeneuemusikberlin #residentadvisor

Crushed Now — After Turing // Beyond Presence CONCERT 02 on Hybrid Spatiology Curated by @gksh_lab and @verena_lercher Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm Special thanks to @next_concert Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin Dates: Sun, 10.05.26 // 6pm More info & tickets → link in bio #spatialsound #electroacousticmusic #concertseries #initiativeneuemusikberlin #residentadvisor

Crushed Now is a series of five concerts in which human and artificial actors become equal partners in play, creating and shaping rhythm, sonic textures, and resonance to define sound as space. Human–machine intra-action becomes a reciprocal, co-creative process creating a hybrid spatiology that reshapes not only the concept of instrumentality, but also the socio-cultural architecture of performance. In Concert 02: Temporal Compression Emmanuelle Bernard and @perezinesta interpret works of Brett Dean Iannis Xenakis Thierry de Mey Claude Vivier Samir Odeh-Tamimi interlinked with mirage 02: IKO-composition by @gksh_lab AI-generated video installation by @boriseldagsen Diamorphoses by Iannis Xenakis Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin Dates: Sun, 10.05.26 // 6pm Curated by @gksh_lab and @verena_lercher Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm Special thanks to @next_concert More info & tickets → link in bio #spatialsound #concertseries #initiativeNeuemusikBerlin #electroacousticmusic #residentadvisor

Thank you @nickklein____ and @idealbeast for inviting me to play with @hyunnies at Silent Green. It was such a special night, truly inspiring energy all around. Big thanks as well to @silent.green and their amazing team, and to @verena_lercher for the technical support.

Crushed Now // After Turing Beyond Presence is a series of five concerts featuring thirteen artists performing in shifting constellations. Together, they expand the concept of instrumentality and sound as space. Human–machine exchange becomes a reciprocal, co-creative process that reshapes the socio-cultural architecture of performance. In Concert 02: Temporal Compression time manifests as density, layering, and collision rather than flow. Performance unfolds as a compositional spatial practice where gesture is a negotiated (im)balance between human and machine, generating collective, relational modes of listening. Emmanuelle Bernard and @perezinesta interpret works of Brett Dean. Iannis Xenakis, Thierry de Mey, Claude Vivier, and Samir Odeh-Tamimi interlinked with mirage 02: an IKO-composition by @gksh_lab , AI-generated video installation by @boriseldagsen and Diamorphoses by Iannis Xenakis from the spæs lab archive. Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin Date: Sun, 10.05.26 // 6pm Curated by @gksh_lab and @verena_lercher Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm Special thanks to Julia Kaiser and @next_concert More info & tickets → link in bio #spatialaudio #electroacousticmusic #concertseries #initiativeNeuemusikBerlin #residentadivsor

// Spatial Practice in Music // Relational Listening // Human-Machine Negotiation The concert series “Crushed Now – After Turing // Beyond Presence” kicks off with Concert 01: Post-Test Operations featuring @mariam_rezaei @gksh_lab @verena_lercher @susanne_froehlich @boriseldagsen @father.s.back Date: April 19 | Doors 5:30pm | Start 6pm Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin More info & tickets → link in bio Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm #spatialaudio #electroacousticmusic #turntablism #initiativeNeuemusikBerlin #residentadivsor

Gerriet K. Sharma und Verena Lercher erforschen die Schnittstelle zwischen Musiker*innen, Technik und Raum-Erleben. Darum geht es in ihrer Konzertreihe #Crushed Now - After Turing // Beyond Presence im Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin. Mit Miguel Pérez Iñesta und Emanuelle Bernard waren Gerriet und Verena zu Gast bei @next_concert . NextConcert ist der Podcast der Musikjournalistin @juliakaiser_jungereporter.eu Die ganze Epidode finden Sie überall, wo es Podcasts gibt und auf meiner Website /podcast. In the concert series ‘Crushed Now — After Turing // Beyond Presence,’ instrumentality is reimagined as an aesthetic, perceptual, and social practice that reconfigures traditional concert situations and generates collective, relational modes of listening. Performance itself unfolds as a compositional spatial practice in which gesture is continuously negotiated as a dynamically produced (im)balance between human and machine. More info & tickets: / Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastr. 18 Dates: Sun, 19.04.26 / Sun, 10.05.26 / Sun, 28.06.26 / Sun, 13.08.26 / Sun, 18.10.26 Curated by @gksh_lab and @verena_lercher Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm Supported by: @spaeslab

Back from berlin from a short creative residency with @gksh_lab for an upcoming installation at @hexagone_meylan #audiovisualart #maxmsp #installationart #soundart

In the concert series ‘Crushed Now — After Turing // Beyond Presence,’ instrumentality is reimagined as an aesthetic, perceptual, and social practice that reconfigures traditional concert situations and generates collective, relational modes of listening. Performance itself unfolds as a compositional spatial practice in which gesture is continuously negotiated as a dynamically produced (im)balance between human and machine. More info & tickets → link in bio Location: Kultursaal Funkhaus Berlin Dates: Sun, 19.04.26 / Sun, 10.05.26 / Sun, 28.06.26 / Sun, 13.08.26 / Sun, 18.10.26 with: @mariam_rezaei @francesco.palmieri__ @iduthoit @boriseldagsen @gksh_lab @ emmanuellebernard @reinholdfriedl8 @verena_lercher @perezinesta @susanne_froehlich @miko_szatko @meinradkneer Curated by @gksh_lab and @verena_lercher Funded by @field.notes.berlin_inm

Lecture-Performance mit dem Klangkünstler, Komponisten und künstlerischen Forscher Gerriet K. Sharma. @gksh_lab Donnerstag, 23.4.2026 | 20 Uhr | Konzertsaal | Hochschule für Künste | Dechanatstr. 13-15 Resonante Präsenzen und künftige Räume: Skulpturaler Klang und Critical Immersion Studies für hybride Klanggesellschaften Extended Reality ist Gegenwart – und sie verändert bereits, wie wir die Welt erfahren. XR öffnet einen hybriden Klangraum, in dem sich Wirklichkeiten überlagern, verschieben, durchdringen. Was dort entsteht, zwingt uns, alte Gewissheiten loszulassen: wie wir hören, was Anwesenheit bedeutet, wie wir miteinander einen Raum bewohnen können. Immersion ist in diesem Zusammenhang kein technisches Feature – sie ist ein Aushandlungsort, an dem verschiedene Wahrnehmungen von Welt aufeinanderprallen und sich neu sortieren müssen. Klang erweist sich dabei als eine der beweglichsten Kräfte: formend, vermittelnd, verbindend. Er kann zwischen Wirklichkeiten treten, Präsenzen stiften, Fragen stellen, die kein Bild so stellen kann. In Komposition, Klangkunst und experimenteller Performance – mit sphärischen Lautsprecheranordnungen in den Architekturen des Alltags – werden diese Möglichkeiten tastbar: als verborgene Potenziale, die auf neue Formen des Zusammenlebens und des gemeinsamen Wahrnehmens hinweisen. Critical Immersion Studies nimmt genau hier seinen Ausgangspunkt. Immersion wird nicht als gegebene Technik akzeptiert, sondern als Terrain befragt – ethisch, ästhetisch, politisch. Klang und Musik erscheinen in diesem Rahmen als das, was sie im Besten sein können: resonante Kräfte, die Räume formen, Gesellschaften denken und eine Kultur des kritischen Hörens und des aufmerksamen Miteinanders in die Welt tragen. Im Rahmen der Lecture-Performance erklingen folgende Werke von Gerriet K. Sharma: irniss (2013) für 28 elektronische Stimmen und verschiedene elektroakustische Projektionsflächen grafik unten (2014) für ambisonische Spatialisierung und Elektronik IDLEQUANTUMANGST (2026) für ambisonische Spatialisierung und Elektronik Eintritt frei.

Psychic Liberation Night: Hyunhye Seo & Gerriet K. Sharma + Joachim Nordwall & Nick Klein [25.4.]: silent green präsentiert: Hyunhye Seo (@hyunnies ) ist eine Künstlerin der experimentellen Komposition – durch Klavierimprovisationen, dynamische Perkussion und höhlenartige Klangbearbeitungen erschafft sie dichte, aufgewühlte Klanglandschaften. // Gerriet K. Sharma (@gksh_lab ) komponiert Klang als Raum – mit Beamforming-Lautsprechern und 3D-Audio schafft er immersive Hörerfahrungen an der Schnittstelle von Raum, Zeit und Körper. Seine Arbeit untersucht belagerte, gefährdete und widerständige Räume und die Kräfte, die auf sie einwirken. // Joachim Nordwall (@idealbeast ) ist eine prägende Figur der schwedischen experimentellen Szene mit besonderem Interesse an zirkulären Rhythmen, analogen Synth-Loops und bewusstseinserweiternden Experimenten. // Nick Klein (@nickklein____ ) arbeitet mit Klang und Kunst mit Fokus auf deren soziales Potenzial – er kuratiert die experimentelle Veranstaltungsreihe Psychic Liberation Night und betreibt das Label @psychicliberation . // silent green presents: Hyunhye Seo (@hyunnies ) is an artist working in experimental composition – through piano improvisation, dynamic percussion and cavernous acoustic processing, she creates dense, turbulent sonic landscapes. // Gerriet K. Sharma (@gksh_lab ) composes sound as space – using beamforming speakers and 3D audio to create immersive listening experiences at the intersection of space, time and body. His work explores besieged, endangered and resistant spaces and the forces acting upon them. // Joachim Nordwall (@idealbeast ) is a leading figure in the Swedish experimental scene, with a particular interest in circular rhythms, analogue synth loops and mind-expanding experiments. // Nick Klein (@nickklein____ ) works with sound and art, focusing on their social potential – he curates the experimental event series Psychic Liberation Night and runs the label @psychicliberation . Streamed on: @oolongradio >> Sat, 25.4. >> Doors: 19:00 | Start: 20:00 >> silent green Kuppelhalle >> Tickets: Link in bio #plnight #silentgreen