Art Laboratory Berlin

16/10/2026

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting / , a Berlin-based nonprofit that opens access to curatorial knowledge, training, and global collaboration for artists, curators, researchers, and cultural workers worldwide.
The group visited “Chrysalis. Artists in Labs,” guided by the curators of Art Laboratory Berlin.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and engaged so much with the exhibition. We’re so grateful you came!

CHRYSALIS. ARTISTS IN LABS is on view until 29 November.
📍 Art Laboratory Berlin, Prinzenallee 34 & OKK/Raum29, Prinzenallee 29
🗓 26 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
🕑 Thu–Sun, 2–6 pm

Mentors, Mediators, Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

Supported by the Lottostiftung Berlin.

Photos by the ALB Team.

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“COMMON GROUND” (2026) | Julius Holtz
Interactive audio-visual installation with EEG headband, generative video, 4-channel sound system

In “COMMON GROUND” (2026), Julius Holtz combines neuroscience, perception psychology, and sound art. A headband reads a visitor’s brain activity (EEG) in real time and turns it into sound and moving images that never stop changing.

Holtz developed the work through research in several labs, including the sleep lab at Charité Berlin. A four-speaker system fills the room with sound you can feel as well as hear, while a projection shows the brain signals.

The artwork and the person wearing the headband influence each other in a loop, and everyone in the room shares and shapes the same environment. The space becomes an experiment in how humans and machines might interact.

CHRYSALIS. ARTISTS IN LABS is on view until 29 November.
📍 Art Laboratory Berlin, Prinzenallee 34 & OKK/Raum29, Prinzenallee 29
🗓 26 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
🕑 Thu–Sun, 2–6 pm

Mentors, Mediators, Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

CREDITS
Visuals: Jemma Woolmore
Sound Design: Juan Duarte
Software Development and interactive systems: Jason J. Snell
Additional Software Development, interactive systems: Juan Duarte
Science partners: Sleep Research & Clinical Chronobiology, Institute of Physiology, Charité Berlin; German University of Digital Science

Supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.

Photos and video by Tim Deussen

14/10/2026

PROSODIA
Performance | With Nicoline van Harskamp

Join us this Sunday, October 18th, for “Prosodia”. Following its success in Amsterdam and Athens, the performance comes to Berlin with two shows, at 2 pm and 5 pm, in the Theater Hall of PA58 (Prinzenallee 58, 13359 Berlin).

What if an AI actress cannot cry, even though every epic ends in tears? In “Prosodia”, a synthetic actress rehearses an ancient epic with human performers and a musician. Together they trace how performed language has evolved from tale-singing to acting to synthetic speech, and challenge some of the myths surrounding AI.

VENUE
PA58 Theater Hall
Prinzenallee 58, 13359 Berlin

DATE AND TIME
Sun, 18 October 2026
1st Performance: 2 pm (75 min)
2nd Performance: 5 pm (75 min)

REGISTRATION
Registration is mandatory. Please register via the ALB website.
Free Entry; donations are welcome.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Written and directed by Nicoline van Harskamp
Original music composition, oud, and vocals by Eleni Mik
Performed by Ayisha Siddiqi, Mehrnoush Rahmani , and Lidewij Mahler

ALB TEAM
Christian de Lutz , Anne Hoelck , Regine Rapp , Amandine Hong-Minh, Neele Marr, Giulia Marsigli

Supported by the Creative Industry.

Photo: “Prosodia” at the Athens Epidaurus Festival, 2026, with Angeliki Papoulia, Sofia Kokkali, Lidewij Mahler and Evi Seitanidou. Video still.

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“SonoMetagenomic” (2026) | Helena Nikonole .
Installation with sound, soil, monitor, video, transducers, custom electronics, acrylic glass, metal, 3D-printed sculptures

Helena Nikonole’s project “SonoMetagenomics” brings together research in bioacoustics, speculative evolution, and metagenomic soil ecology to investigate how sound and vibration may act as environmental pressures, shaping microbial communities.

This installation is based on a real experiment the artist is developing with scientist Álvaro Rodríguez del Río (Rillig Lab, Plant Ecology, FU Berlin).
Two soil-filled bioreactors “listen” to sound through transducers. One plays construction noise. The other plays a wider mix, from military and industrial machinery to natural sounds.

The installation raises an interesting question: can noise stress change the tiny organisms living in soil? The project examines antibiotic resistance and possible antimicrobial effects, and asks whether sound can reveal hidden biological processes and show how life evolves in complex microbial communities.

CHRYSALIS. ARTISTS IN LABS is on view until 29 November.
📍 Art Laboratory Berlin, Prinzenallee 34 & OKK/Raum29, Prinzenallee 29
🗓 26 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
🕑 Thu–Sun, 2–6 pm

Mentors, Mediators, Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

Scientific partners: Álvaro Rodríguez del Río, Matthias Rillig, Rillig Lab | Ecology of Plants, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin

Assistance: Iaroslav Kuznetsov, John Maclean, Nikita Prudnikov, Danja Vasiliev

Supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.

Photos and video by Tim Deussen

12/10/2026

PROSODIA
Performance | With Nicoline van Harskamp

On Sunday, October 18th, Nicoline van Harskamp's performance "Prosodia" comes to Berlin, with two shows at 2 pm and 5 pm.

The piece investigates a provocative question: what if an AI actress can't cry, even though every epic story ends in tears? A synthetic actress, Prosodia, rehearses an ancient epic alongside two human actresses, a director, and a traditional musician. Together they trace three generations of performed language (tale-singing, acting, and synthetic speech) and challenge common myths about AI. At its heart is the Song of Prosodia, sung by human and synthetic voices to live oud accompaniment.

VENUE
PA58 Theater Hall
Prinzenallee 58, 13359 Berlin

DATE AND TIME
Sun, 18 October 2026
1st Performance: 2 pm (75 min)
2nd Performance: 5 pm (75 min)

REGISTRATION
Registration is mandatory. Please register via the ALB website.
Free Entry; donations are welcome.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Written and directed by Nicoline van Harskamp
Original music composition, oud, and vocals by Eleni Mik
Performed by Ayisha Siddiqi, Mehrnoush Rahmani , and Lidewij Mahler

ALB TEAM
Christian de Lutz , Anne Hoelck , Regine Rapp , Amandine Hong-Minh, Neele Marr, Giulia Marsigli

Supported by the Creative Industries Fund.

Photo: “Prosodia” at the Athens Epidaurus Festival, 2026, with Angeliki Papoulia, Sofia Kokkali, Lidewij Mahler and Evi Seitanidou. Video still.

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“Change Factors” (2026) | Marcus Maeder
Sound installation with video, speakers, custom computer program

Marcus Maeder’s sound installation “Change Factors” (2026) transforms real soil data into sound. The data comes from an experiment running since 2019 at Freie Universität Berlin.

The experiment looks at how stressors such as microplastics, pesticides, drought, and heavy metals affect soil when they occur together. A key finding is that when these stressors are combined, they cause effects that cannot be predicted by looking at each one separately.
Seven soil plots each produce a low-moisture sound and a high-temperature sound through a surround-sound system, while air temperature circles the speakers every 24 hours, sped up tenfold. Recordings of soil animals become quieter as rising temperatures drive them deeper underground.
The result is a slowly changing soundscape that shows soil as a living, responsive environment. It encourages visitors to listen closely to how human land use affects ecosystems.

CHRYSALIS. ARTISTS IN LABS is on view until 29 November.
📍 Art Laboratory Berlin, Prinzenallee 34 & OKK/Raum29, Prinzenallee 29
🗓 26 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
🕑 Thu–Sun, 2–6 pm

Mentors, Mediators, Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

CREDITS: Scientific partners: Matthias Rillig, Rillig Lab | Ecology of Plants, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin

Supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.

Photos and video by Tim Deussen

08/10/2026

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“Ode” (2026) | Margherita Pevere

Sound installation with copper sound sculptures, glass sculptures, pond water samples, garment, lens, light reflection, custom machine learning algorithm, eDNA data

In "Ode" (2026), Margherita Pevere imagines Berlin's ponds as spaceships.

The work blends living pond samples, bioinformatics, music, glass sculpture, garments, and sound objects. It uses real genetic data from the bacteria living in these ponds. A suspended sound sculpture gives them a voice: singer Dorian Wood recorded the voices of specific bacteria, and a custom AI weaves them into a choral piece by linking their genetic data to known pollutants.

During the opening night, Pevere's performance activated the installation.

CHRYSALIS. ARTISTS IN LABS is on view until 29 November.
📍 Art Laboratory Berlin, Prinzenallee 34 & OKK/Raum29, Prinzenallee 29
🗓 26 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
🕑 Thu–Sun, 2–6 pm

Mentors, Mediators, Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

CREDITS
Concept; installation; performance; bio-protocols; sound sculpture, costume, and glassware design; musical concept and direction: Margherita Pevere
Voice: Dorian Wood
Metalwork: Ferdinand Hansen
Metabarcoding data: Fatima Saleem, Dinesh Kumar Ramakrishnan
Sound design and AI programming: Marco Donnarumma
Glassblowing: Jason Hitchcock / Berlin Flameworking Studio
Costume production: Carolyn Edmondson
Social-environmental research consultancy: Guillermo Germán Joosten
Fieldwork lead: Elise Malsch-Fröhlich
Scientific partners: Jeschke Group of Ecological Novelty at the Leibniz Institute of
Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB); Freie Universität Berlin; ARL - Academy
for Spatial Development of the Leibniz Association; Project POUNDER (POllution in UrbaN ponds, eco-evolutionary Dynamics, and Ecosystem Resilience)

Supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.

Photos and video by Tim Deussen

07/10/2026

What if an AI actress cannot cry, even though every epic story ends in tears?

On Sunday, October 18th, Nicoline van Harskamp's performance "Prosodia" comes to Berlin with two shows, at 2 pm and 5 pm, after runs in Amsterdam and Athens. A synthetic actress rehearses an ancient epic with two human actresses, a director, and a musician, exploring tale-singing, acting, and synthetic speech through a song for human and AI voices with live oud.

VENUE
PA58 Theater Hall
Prinzenallee 58, 13359 Berlin

DATE AND TIME
Sun, 18 October 2026
1st Performance: 2 pm (75 min)
2nd Performance: 5 pm (75 min)

REGISTRATION
Registration is mandatory. Please register via the ALB website.
Free Entry; donations are welcome.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Written and directed by Nicoline van Harskamp
Original music composition, oud, and vocals by Eleni Mik
Performed by Ayisha Siddiqi, Mehrnoush Rahmani , and Lidewij Mahler

ALB TEAM
Christian de Lutz , Anne Hoelck , Regine Rapp , Amandine Hong-Minh, Neele Marr, Giulia Marsigli

Supported by the Creative Industries Fund.

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07/10/2026

What if an AI actress cannot cry, even though every epic story ends in tears?

On Sunday, October 18th, Nicoline van Harskamp's performance "Prosodia" comes to Berlin with two shows, at 2 pm and 5 pm, after runs in Amsterdam and Athens. A synthetic actress rehearses an ancient epic with two human actresses, a director, and a musician, exploring tale-singing, acting, and synthetic speech through a song for human and AI voices with live oud.

VENUE
PA58 Theater Hall
Prinzenallee 58, 13359 Berlin

DATE AND TIME
Sun, 18 October 2026
1st Performance: 2 pm (75 min)
2nd Performance: 5 pm (75 min)

REGISTRATION
Registration is mandatory. Please register via the ALB website.
Free Entry; donations are welcome.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Written and directed by Nicoline van Harskamp
Original music composition, oud, and vocals by Eleni Mik
Performed by Ayisha Siddiqi, Mehrnoush Rahmani , and Lidewij Mahler

ALB TEAM
Christian de Lutz , Anne Hoelck , Regine Rapp , Amandine Hong-Minh, Neele Marr, Giulia Marsigli

Supported by the Creative Industries Fund.