sound artist | composer
about
Amit Rai Sharma
> a practicing sound-artist creating audio work
> a London-born Indian, based between London, UK & Changhua, Taiwan.
> writing, recording, and releasing music as an individual and collaboratively
The audio works make use of the mundane and background sounds of the ordinary, and transform them to create intricate and emotionally engaging soundscapes.
With a background in Applied Music Psychology (MSc), the work is deeply informed by the cognitive processes of how we interact with sound: 'how' we hear a sound and 'why' we interpret that sound in a specific way.
Amit's works are largely site-specific and carefully designed to be experienced as part of the larger whole. In this way, he encourages the audience to not pay attention to anything specific, but to fully engage in the space using their ears, eyes, and body.
Amit's works have been exhibited in public spaces, theatres, galleries and museums, and art fairs and festivals UK & Europe.
Amit is represented globally, for music publishing, by Jack Russell Music Ltd.
education
2014
MSc Applied Music Psychology; Roehampton University, UK
2005
BA Fine Art; Chelsea College of Art & Design, UK
selected public works
2024
'Boxes of Belongings', sound installation - multi-speaker immersive installation, Tsàu Thuann Art Festival, 1/2 Room Gallery, Changhua [Taiwan]
2023
'Sounds Of Latimer', collaboration with Portobello Radio; sound design - multi-speaker immersive public installation, Sounds of Latimer and Festival of Small Events & Kensington Chelsea Art Week, Latimer [London]
2022
'Thleep.Earth: Relaxation Hours', sound and video work, Trellick50 Film Festival, Trellick Tower [London]
2022
'Everybody's Happy Nowadays', collaborative sound & photography digital work, The IMA Gallery [online]
2022
'Dictating To The Estate', sound design; theatre production, Maxilla Social Club [London]
2021
'Glass Town', collaboration with printmaker & animator; video installation, International Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery [London]
2021
'Thleep.earth [preview]', sound and video installation, Tavistock Festival [London]
2020
'Words On The Hill', collaboration with artist; sound installation, Kensington Chelsea Art Week, The Coronet Theatre [London]
2019
'Fading Memories', collaboration with artist; sound installation & live performance, Victoria & Albert Museum [London]
2019
'STATIC', collaboration with game designer, installation, A.Maze Festival [Berlin]
'Internal Library', collaboration with artist & live performance, Print Room Theatre [London]
2017
2017
'Glice', collaboration with artist, sound installation, Muse Gallery [London]
2016
'Lensdrift', binaural sound installation, Four Corners Gallery [London]
2016
'Crossing Over (pt. II)', collaboration with artist & live performance, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery [London]
2016
'Crossing Over (pt. I)', collaboration with artist & live performance, St. Mary Magdelene Church [London]
2016
'Re:Re:', collaboration with artist & sound installation, Victoria House, The Other Art Fair [London]
2015
'Re:Re: - Slowdown', collaboration with artist & sound installation & live performance, Old Truman Brewery, 10th Edition of The Other Art Fair [London]
2015
'5Dreams', collaboration with artist & sound installation, Kingston University [London]
2014
'Re:Re:', collaboration with artist & sound installation, A:L:L Festival, Waterstones [Cambridge]
awards
2022/2023
Award Nomination for 'Dictating To The Estate', Best IDEA Production, Off West End / Offies [London]
2019
Award Nomination for STATIC, A.Maze 2019 [Berlin]