Modus Arts

Tape memories: Presentation & Listening session with Tape Letters Friday 24 April 2026 ⏰7-9 pm 📍Black Archives Sweden, Falkenbergsgatan 4A, Malmö Door opens: 7 pm Event starts: 7.30 pm Join us for a presentation and listening session with Wajid Yaseen, exploring Tape Letters, a project built from intimate cassette recordings sent between Pakistan and the UK from the 1960s to 1980s. In this session, we listen together to selections from these recordings and reflect on what they reveal about memory, communication, and belonging. Through a selection of testimonies and archival cassette recordings, the presentation opens up the intimate sonic world of the archive and the stories it holds. The session invites the audience into a shared act of listening, where the archive is encountered not only as material but as a lived, resonant, and affective space. 📼 About the Tape Letters: Tape Letters is a social history project shining a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape as an unorthodox method of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in the UK between 1960-1980. Drawing directly both from first-hand interviews and from the informal and intimate conversations on the cassettes themselves, the project seeks to unearth and archive a portrait of this method of communication, as practised by the British-Pakistani community, commenting on their experiences of migration and identity, on the unorthodox use of cassette tape technology, and on the languages used in the recordings. 💫Stay tuned for more about Wajid Yaseen, Creative director of Modus Arts: @modusarts 🔗Läs om eventet på svenska via länken i bio *** Graphic design: Linda Hallstan Tape Memories is supported by Riksantikvarieämbetet.

SoundHoppers Seniors launched in Manchester this Spring. A new sonic arts programme for older people in Tameside, exploring sound and wellbeing. Taking part in deep listening, sound making, recording and reflection, participants will develop practical skills and learn about different sound art themes. We are working with @ageuktameside , and Holy Trinity Church and Community Centre. At the end of the project, we will host a celebration listening event sharing a collective soundscape created with the groups. It’s an exciting project for Modus Arts, working with a new audience, to see how sound art interplays with wellbeing, and what we can learn about the hearing differences of older citizens. The project is facilitated by @sonamb__ and @hayleysuviste SoundHoppers Seniors is supported by the Robin Estill Fund, Action Together. #actiontogether #greatermanchester #artsandhealth #inclusivearts #artscouncilsupported Photos: @richtymon

Sandbox continues as a space for artists to share work in development and open up their process to a live audience. During our latest edition, @kathyhinde presented Magnetic Resonance, an evolving installation exploring the interaction between magnetic force, movement, light and sound. The work unfolded in real time through a system of pendulums and responsive elements, inviting close attention to subtle shifts. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the experience. Sandbox is facilitated by @modusarts as an ongoing platform for sharing practice and supporting experimental work. Photos: @richtymon #modusarts #sandbox #soundart #contemporaryart #manchesterevents

Tonight Sandbox comes to Manchester at the @anthonyburgessfoundation In this sold out edition, Kathy Hinde will present her new work-in-progress Magnetic Resonance, a trio of illuminated sonic pendulums set into motion by the invisible push and pull of magnetic fields. Kathy will also share insights into her making process and the inspirations behind the piece, drawn from the mysterious ways birds and other migratory species navigate using the Earth’s faint magnetic field. Magnetic Resonance was developed and supported on a research residency at iii (Instrument inventors) in The Hague, NL during spring 2024 with further development from Arts Council England DYCP programme. Photo Credit: Pieter Kerrs Curated by @wajid_london &@sonamb__

[SOLD OUT] Sandbox is coming to Manchester for the first time. Join us at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in March for an evening of sound, light, and magnetism. Kathy Hinde presents Magnetic Resonance, a trio of illuminated sound pendulums set into motion by invisible magnetic fields. Drawing inspiration from the mysterious ways birds navigate using the Earth’s faint magnetic field, Kathy explores how sound, sculpture and quantum phenomena intertwine in her latest work-in-progress. Facilitated by Vicky Clarke (SONAMB) & Wajid Yaseen (Modus Arts). 📅 Thu 12 March 2026 | 7-9pm 📍 International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester 🎟️ Tickets: £5, Link in bio. Kindly note: Capacity is limited (early booking recommended). #Sandbox #KathyHinde #MagneticResonance #SoundArt #ExperimentalMusic AudiovisualArt KineticSculpture EcologicalArt ManchesterEvents ModusArts AnthonyBurgessFoundation VickyClarke installationart technologyart sciart

📸 Here are the winners (and presenters!) of the History award, Wajid Yaseen and Steve Urquhart - Modus Arts 🎉 Congratulations! @wajid_london @listentosteve @modusarts #APAs25

🕰️ History 🕰️ 🥇 Wajid Yaseen and Steve Urquhart - Modus Arts 🥈 Joe Dunthorne and Eleanor McDowall - Falling Tree Productions 🥉 Hugh Sheehan - BBC Sounds Audio Lab / Reduced Listening 🎉 Congratulations, everyone! @wajid_london @listentosteve @joe_dunthorne @eleanormcdowall @hughsheehan @modusarts @fallingtreeproductions @reduced.listening #APAs25

Foley Nights gets spooky at @thegardencinema this weekend 👻 Join Modus Arts for a Halloween edition of live sound-making. Think creaky doors and crunchy bones. How chilling... 🗓️ Sat 1 Nov | 11:00–13:00 🎟️ £16.50 | Members only ☕ Unlimited tea & coffee Link in bio. #FoleyNights #HalloweenAtTheGardenCinema #ModusArts #SoundArt #LondonCulture

Sound exploration for little ears and big imaginations! 🎵    Modus Arts’ SoundHoppers teaches children about timbre, volume, and sonic textures using tactile, hands-on equipment.     👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 “A family we support has attended one of your workshops today and absolutely loved it.” — Sense North     Playful, sensory, and inclusive, it opens a new world of listening and creativity.     🏆 Nominated for Fantastic for Families Awards 2025!    #26StoriesofFamilyArts #FantasticForFamiliesAwards2025 #FantasticForFamilies #FamilyArts #AgeFriendlyArts #CreativeFamilies #InclusiveArts #FamilyFun

Modus Arts @modusarts are returning on Saturday 13 Sep, 12.30-2pm with their popular kids workshop 'Creative Sound with Soundhoppers'. For ages 5-11. The workshop will use a series of gamified listening exercises to explore various aspects of sound – whether that’s proximity (how far or close a sound is), timbre (the tonality and type of sound), or volume (how loud or quiet a sound is). Children are given access to specially constructed soundboxes, transducers and other sound-generating devices to explore how sound travels through various materials and objects, and how people experience sound differently. Places are limited so please book tickets via the festival website. #markfieldroadfestival2025 #kidsworkshop #soundworkshop

Sound, but make it alive... Join this edition of Sandbox to experience an improvised plant + mushroom “orchestra” with Latvian artist Sabīne Moore @Wat3rfl0wer For over a decade, she has been turning ecological signals into avant-garde, ambient, and eco-punk music. 📅 16th September, The Old Nursery, London 🎟️ Tickets: £5 (Link in bio) The venue has very limited capacity, so be sure to book your spot soon! The session is facilitated by Annie Goh & Wajid Yaseen (Modus Arts). Sabīne will guide us through her plant and mushroom sound practice, share insights from her research, and lead a live improvised "orchestra" where attendees can interact directly with the living collaborators. About Sabine: Sabīne is a Latvian artist and musician best known for her project Waterflower, where she creates music using live signals from plants and mushrooms. Her work blends sound art, experimental music, and visual performance to explore the relationship between humans and nature. #Sandbox #Waterflower #PlantMusic #SoundArt #LondonEvents #EcologicalArt #ModusArts

Here's a sneak preview of XMTR AUDIO ARTS FESTIVAL workshops! 26th - 28th September 25. A wide range of techniques, tools and skills to learn and experiment with. BAD RADIO *Make something really bad to take home* Nina Garthwaite Multimedia artist @ninagarthwaite (@inthedarkradio ) will guide you through the process of conceiving your own original bad radio idea. Fri 26th STORIES IN SMALL THINGS *Object-based creative workshop* Phoebe MacIndoe Learn the @smallaudioart_ methodology of crafting personal narratives through everyday objects, with radio journalist and sound artist @phoebesound . Sat 27th FOLEY NIGHTS *Live cinematic fx* Modus Arts, Wajid Yaseen + Ruth Sullivan Discover the world of cinematic sound effects and make live foley in response to a selection of film clips. From @modusarts with sound artist @wajid_london Sat 27th HABITUAL RITUALS *Sound recording, writing + movement* Lucinda Guy + Alice Armstrong Uncover the rhythms of existence in our daily routines, and create a generative sound installation, with artists Lucinda Guy and Alice Armstrong from Stellaria Media / Sound Art Radio Sat 27th THROWING *A hands-on journey with clay* Lucy Dearlove + Rachel Karasik Get your hands dirty as a participant-potter with audio maker @dearlovelucy and ceramic artist @rkceramics_ . Enter the world’s first audio-only ceramics studio for a unique guided journey through clay. Sat 27th IN SEARCH OF SONIC WONDERS *Analogue tape wizardry* Lisa Hack + Robin The Fog Join sound artist @robinthefog and audio producer @_hackista for the analogue manipulation of tape and the techniques of musique concrète. Sat 27th MAKING CONTACT *Contact mic + hydrophones* Emily Zurowski Learn how to use contact microphones and hydrophones, process sounds and record a soundscape. With composer, sound designer and performer @emilyzurowski . Sun 28th + free family workshops (more info soon) Stay tuned for further announcements and the full programme over the coming weeks... Get your festival pass now at: xmtr.fm/festival Taking place alongside sound art festival @sono.electro #xmtrfestival #xmtr #xmtr25 #socialbrdcsts #sonoelectro