Projects and case studies

Supersonix Festival in Exhibition Road

Sonic artists Jason Singh and Aleksander  Kolkowski give an experimental performance at the Science Museum as part of the Supersonix Residency Programme in 2012.
Science Museum, London
Photo: Ruth Lloyd

The Exhibition Road Cultural Group of South Kensington, London, wanted an arts-science themed festival for their contribution to London 2012 Cultural Programme. Working closely with curator Birgit Arends, a festival of sonic art was developed which included an academic conference, a sonic artist in residence series and a free international music festival.


I led the Residency Programme strand of the festival in partnership with the Royal College of Music, Royal College of Art, Natural History Museum, Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.


Three sonic artists were selected to be resident in three host institutions. The artists worked closely with the collections and public of those institutions, but also accessed resources of the other partners. Students and the public of the participating institutions were central to the residencies with regular performances, talks, debates, workshops and seminars taking place. The programme was a huge success, and there was a strong desire to see more partnership working between the ERCG member organisations with art and science artists residency programmes.


At the Victoria and Albert Museum, Jason Singh worked with a group of young break dancers to create music and a dance routine in response to the Persian Collections.


Watch the film to see more about Jason’s residency:

*Exhibition Road Cultural Group is a partnership organisation with the following members during 2005 – 11: Austrian Cultural Forum, English National Ballet, Goethe-Insistut London, Institut francais, Ismaili Centre, Imperial College London, Kensington Palace, Natural History Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Parks, Science Museum, Serpentine Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Westminster City Council