Located in Funkhaus Berlin, MONOM is a pioneering collective of artists, technologists, studios, and venues dedicated to exploring spatial sound as an artistic and experiential medium. MONOM advanced the development and presentation of 4DSOUND compositions and experiences, collaborating with hundreds of artists across various genres to produce groundbreaking new works. MONOM is the world’s leading studio in producing and presenting experiences using this technology. 4DSOUND is the most immersive spatial sound system in the world, allowing for multifaceted exploration of spatial sound expression, and the only one capable of producing audio holograms by meticulously controlling the sounds’ loudness, location, movement, resolution, and interactions. The auditory experiences created with this technology are so powerful and immersive that they can stand alone without any visuals or the presence of the artist.

For the past seven years, MONOM has collaborated with artists like Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith, Robert Henke, Suzanne Ciani, Soulwax, Max Cooper, among many other practitioners to create revolutionary spatial sound artworks using the 4DSOUND instrument. It has been featured in festivals (e.g. SPATIAL Live x CTM, SPATIAL Festival, Oceans of Sound, New Now) and engaged in projects with global brands such as Moncler and the New York Times. MONOM's mission, as a pioneer of spatial sound, is to expand people's notions regarding the full capabilities of sound and our ability to listen more clearly, expansively, and deeply.

Imagined Worlds, 2024
4DSOUND System (48 Omnidirectional Speakers, 9 Subwoofers), 20 min.

MONOM will be featuring at this exhibition, for the first time, Imagined Worlds (2024), a recent artwork depicting a multi-dimensional world in which the art and science cross freely over into the world of imagination through the power of sound-based storytelling. Conceived by William Russell, MONOM’s co-founder and creative director, Imagined Worlds invites viewers to an unknown world uninhabited by humans that seems unimaginable to those of us confined to Earth. Devoid of visual elements, visitors can freely explore an omnidirectional sound environment to gain an unprecedented auditory experience.