Ah! Kosmos

Başak Günak is a sound artist and composer, internationally known as AH! KOSMOS in the field of electronic music. Her work includes sound art, performance, sound installation, composition for theater & contemporary dance. She released 3 solo LPs from Subtext, Compost Records & Denovali Records, 2 collaborative LPs and numerous EPs. Günak’s work unconsciously defies being tied to a genre, tapping into something beyond an immediate surrounding or experience to communicate something more transcendental. Günak uses test equipment, acoustic instruments and found sounds to build a sonic realm. In addition to her compositions with AH! KOSMOS, Günak pursues her sound experimentations as a sound artist, composing soundscapes for theatre, contemporary dance, film and visual art projects, and realising site-specific performances. Her works have been featured worldwide in several festivals and institutions, such as Dutch National Opera, Barbican Theatre (UK), Martin-Gropius Bau(DE), Royal Theater Carré (NL), Berlin CTM Festival (DE), Rotterdamse Schouwburg (NL) and Prague Quadrennial (CZ). She has done composition for Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin State Museums, Kunstmuseum Basel, Your Data Mirror which was awarded for 2 Webby Awards in Activism. She has been invited to artist residencies at INA GRM Paris, Callie's Berlin, EMS Stockholm, Bijloke Academy, and HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts. Most recently, she was invited for a sound installation by Sharjah Biennial 16.