Contingent Sounds

We are thrilled to announce the new release, “Vocal Streams,” by Agustín Genoud . Today we will launch this book at 7 pm at (link in the bio)

In Vocal Streams, Agustín Genoud explores the voice as a living field. Drawing on decades of performance, workshops, and theoretical inquiry, he reimagines vocality by tracing unexpected connections between the human body and the spaces, machines, and histories that shape the voice. Blending essay, theory, autobiography, and practical exercises drawn from his Trans-Synthetic Vocal Workshops, the book follows the voice through bodily organs, resonant caves, microphones, ancestral architecture, animal songs, and AI-generated voices. Along the way, it asks where voices begin and end, how they shape the boundaries between inside and outside, and what becomes possible when we stop treating the voice as exclusively human. At once intimate and speculative, Vocal Streams is both a meditation on singing and a practical invitation to sing.

English, softcover, 14.8 x 21 cm
166 pages
ISBN 978-3-912778-00-7

Translation by: Alonso Almenara
Additional proofreading by Kirstin Cameron
Cover design and edition by Alejandra Cárdenas

We are thrilled to announce the new release, “Vocal Streams,” by Agustín Genoud . Today we will launch this book at 7 pm at (link in the bio)

In Vocal Streams, Agustín Genoud explores the voice as a living field. Drawing on decades of performance, workshops, and theoretical inquiry, he reimagines vocality by tracing unexpected connections between the human body and the spaces, machines, and histories that shape the voice. Blending essay, theory, autobiography, and practical exercises drawn from his Trans-Synthetic Vocal Workshops, the book follows the voice through bodily organs, resonant caves, microphones, ancestral architecture, animal songs, and AI-generated voices. Along the way, it asks where voices begin and end, how they shape the boundaries between inside and outside, and what becomes possible when we stop treating the voice as exclusively human. At once intimate and speculative, Vocal Streams is both a meditation on singing and a practical invitation to sing.

English, softcover, 14.8 x 21 cm
166 pages
ISBN 978-3-912778-00-7
Translation by: Alonso Almenara
Additional proofreading by Kirstin Cameron
Cover design and edition by Alejandra Cárdenas

presents Border-Listening / Escucha-Liminal Vol. 3 📘✨

Berlin: Join us Wednesday, April 23 for a special evening of conversation and sound in celebration of the third volume of Border-Listening / Escucha-Liminal.

🔸 Mariana Carvalho on her research “eating and digesting, me alimento de voces” — an experimental essay woven from a patchwork of voices, centered around the practice of “eating voices,” which she’s been developing since 2019.

🔸 Nicole L’Huillier on Surlógicas — a performative framework rooted in improvisation, polyphonic call-and-response, and open systems that challenge linear, hegemonic ways of thinking and being.

(Moderation by: Alejandra Cárdenas)

🔊 After the talk, enjoy a live performance by Bella Comsom, who is also a contributor to the book:

Bella Comsom is a Brazilian transdisciplinary artist and researcher working at the intersection of sound, technology, and perception. Her work investigates the materiality of sound through conceptual composition and experimental electronics, with a focus on electromagnetic fields. Using custom-built antennas, she transforms the inaudible into immersive auditory experiences across installations, audiovisual works, radio art, and live performance.

📍 Morphine Raum
Köpenicker Str. 14, Berlin
📅 Wednesday, April 23

Bella Comson’s Antena-Oca (“Hollow Antenna”) captures electromagnetic waves through a fractal antenna inspired by the Brazilian Embauba tree, exploring the intersection between human and non-human cooperation in sound, echoing Lynn Margulis’s concept of symbiosis.

BELLACOMSOM (Rio de Janeiro, 1988), transdisciplinary artist and researcher, has been developing performances, installations, videos, album releases; investigating the magical and physical properties of sound, light and matter. With a Master’s degree in Music/Sonology from the University of São Paulo, she has developed technological tools for playing and listening, seeking to establish contact with nature’s imperceptible energies. Her work has taken part in festivals, events and exhibitions, including: Listening to the World: 100 Years of Radio at HKW, City as Forest at Museum of Tomorrow, Sonic Matter Festival, Toda La Teoría del Universo, Virada Sônica: a escalada do som na arte contemporânea at Farol Santander, as well as the Digital Art Biennial.

Third edition of “Border-Listening/Escucha-Liminal”
(Our online shop is active again for purchasing the book, link in bio)