Morten Poulsen works at the intersection between sound art, artistic research, social engagement, and activism. With sound, listening, and participatory-based processes, he explores socio-political structures, often focusing on gender, power relations, climate change, and the ways in which they intersect. His artistic work has been shown across different art institutions such as The Engine Room (London), Radio Alhara, Kunsthal Aarhus, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, SixtyEight Art Institute, c4 projects, and Skjold Contemporary in Copenhagen (DK). His artistic research has been presented at Trans+ Virtual Center of Excellence, London (UK), PARSE Biennial for Artistic Research, Gothenburg (SE), and Seismograf (DK). As a musician, Morten Poulsen has toured internationally with the award winning underwater concert AquaSonic by Between Music. He was educated at the International Center for Knowledge in the Arts in Copenhagen (2022) and graduated with an MA in Music Creation from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in 2021. As an art-worker, Morten frequently function as artistic consultant, sound designer and audio technician in contemporary art, theatre and music, and most recently, as mixing and mastering engineer on the series S for Sound, S for Solidarity by F.eks./Radio Alhara.
Contact: mp@morten-poulsen(dot)dk
CV
(full CV on request)
Education and courses (selected)
2025 The Listening Academy – online
2024 The Listening Academy – Berlin DE
2022 The Listening Academy – London UK
2022 Practice-Based Sound Studies – School of Sound, Berlin DE
2021-22 Enhanced Practices – International Center for Knowledge in the Arts, Copenhagen DK
2019-21 Cand. Musicae – Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen DK
2019 Experimental Music – Universität der Künste Berlin DE
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2025 That which is considered noise by some // XM3, Aalborg DK
2025 A Different Set of Ears: The Egholm Alliance // S for Sound S for Solidarity/F.eks./Radio Alhara
2024 Resistance Loudness Echo // Ladder Space, Copenhagen DK
2023 More-than // XM3, Aalborg DK
2023 We Need Gardeners and Friends, Not Emperors or Kings // Skjold Contemporary, CPH DK
2023 ServerGarden // Fraktal, Skørping DK
2022 DARKWEB.DK // XM3, Aalborg DK
2021 You Are My Sunshine // Men’s International Day, Copenhagen DK
2021 Unhearing the White Voice // C4 Projects, Copenhagen DK
2021 The White Voice // various locations
2021 Are you okay? // online
2020 The Dark Web Office // Kunsthal Aarhus DK
2019 Nothing to See // ArtRoom/1000Fryd, Aalborg DK
2019 Domestica // Kunsten Museum of Contemporary Art, Aalborg DK
2018 Sub // Nature Summit, Hirtshals DK
2017 Tremor or: How I learned not to be nervous // Aarhus Artspace, DK
Group exhibitions (selected)
2025 xÆTER // Captive Portal, Copenhagen DK
2025 Free Range // Abattoir, Copenhagen DK
2025 Under // Simian, Copenhagen DK
2025 The Engine Room International Sound Art Exhibition // The Morley Gallery, London UK
2024 Lydknust // Esbjerg DK
2024 Ung Dansk Samtidskunst // Kunstbygningen, Vrå DK
2023 Bedrock 3 // Ladder Space, Copenhagen DK
2023 Nature-Scape // SixtyEight Art Institute, Copenhagen DK
2022 Hør, // XM3, Aalborg DK
2022 Exhale(s) // Errant Sound, Berlin DE
2022 Bedrock // Ladder Space, Copenhagen DK
2022 Walking Landscapes Exhibition // Kunsthal Nord, Aalborg DK
2021 Maybe it’s time for something else? // Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen DK
2021 Er det? // Window conversations, Bergen NO
2020 Farcen i Aarhus // Aarhus Sound Art Festival DK
2019 Please ask me how I feel // Big Shark, Aalborg DK
2016 I Am Human Too // FAA Project room, Odense DK
Performances (selected)
2024 Who Needs To Listen? // Kunstbygningen, Vrå DK
2021 Listening with… // Walking Landscapes, Copenhagen DK
2019 The Re-Occupied Bunker //Nature Summit, Hirtshals DK
2018 Atmosphaera // Churches in Frederikshavn, Silkeborg and Aalborg DK
2018 AR I-IV // Open Days Festival for new music and sound art, Aalborg DK
2018 Jazz Iterations // Meutiviti Festival, Aalborg DK
2018 Tiny Sounds (Giuseppe Doronzo/Morten Poulsen) // Aalborg, Aarhus and Odense DK
2018 Untitled // Culture Meeting, Nykøbing Mors DK
2017 LR // Open Days Festival for new music and sound art, Aalborg
2017 Miles Davis Trio // Meutiviti Festival, Aalborg
2014 Camera Sonora // Grüntaler9, Berlin DE
2014 MultiArt // Byens Rum, Aalborg DK
Publications (selected)
2025 Dansk Lyd 1 // Viscious Records DK
2025 Listening Through A Genocide // Anthology for Listening II – Bureau for Listening, Copenhagen DK
2023 Fear of Weakness: Songs to Agitate the Man – Seismograf
2022 Clara, Fanny & Cecile // Anthology for Listening – Bureau for Listening, Copenhagen DK
2022 To Hear and Being Heard // International Center for Knowledge in the Arts, Copenhagen
2021 Music from ‘Unhearing the White Voice’ // independent
2017 RIGHT! // Morten Poulsen Trio, on Outrovaert
2017 Heart // Vacuamoenia
2016 Aerodynamics Pt 2 // The Wire Tapper, The Wire
2016 Dark Web // online
2015 Fjord // TPO, on Outrovaert
2015 NY // with Russ Lossing, on Outrovaert
Awards and Artist Residencies (selected)
2023 Art Music Denmark, Copenhagen DK
2023 Sound Art Lab, Struer DK
2021 Hanstholm Lighthouse, Hanstholm DK
2020 Inter Arts Center, Malmö SE
2019 BEK, Bergen NO
2018 The Danish Institute, Athens GR
2017 Talent Award, Kulturpris Aalborg
2017 WORM Studio, Rotterdam NL
2017&18 EMS, Stockholm SE
Artist talks/performance lectures
2025 Queer Acts of Hope – Trans+ Virtual Center of Excellence, London UK
2023 1000Fryd, Aalborg DK
2023 PARSE Biennial Artistic Research – University of Gothenburg SE
2023 Fraktal – Ventesal for Samtidskunst, Lyd og Poesi – Skørping DK
2023 Danish National Academy of Music – Esbjerg DK
2023 Institute for Geoscience and Natural Ressource Management – Copenhagen University DK
2020 Roskilde University, Copenhagen DK
2019 Art and Technology – Aalborg University DK
2019 Bergen Center for Electronic Art – Bergen NO
2019 Faculty for Art, Music and Design – Bergen University NO
Artist/musician with Aquasonic/Between Music
2025 Cirqu’ Festival – Aarau CH
2022 Kurtheater – Baden CH
2020 PlatForma International Art Festival – Klaipeda LT
2020 Godsbanen – Aarhus DK
2020 Out of the box festival – Munich DE
2019 Explore the North Festival – Leeuwarden NL
2019 Malta International Arts Festival – Malta MT
2019 Festival 10 Sentidos – Valencia SP
2019 40. Stage Songs Review – Wroclaw PL
2019 Godsbanen – Aarhus DK
2019 Out of the Box festival – Munich DE
2018 New Vision Arts Festival – Hong Kong CN
2018 Castle Schwetzingen – Mannheim DE
2018 Festspillene – Harstad NO
2018 Carriageworks – Sydney AU
2017 Kattegatcentret – Grenaa DK
2017 Teater Nordkraft – Aalborg DK
2017 Vilnius Festivals – Vilnius LT
2017 Sonica Festival – Glasgow UK
2017 Haute Couture show by Iris Van Herpen – Paris FR
2017 Diaghilev Festival – Perm RU
2017 Godsbanen – Aarhus DK
2017 Folkets Hus – Struer DK
2016 Operadagen – Rotterdam NL
Sound design, audio engineering and artistic consultancy, etc. (selected)
2025 Audio production for podcast series by S for Sound, S for Solidarity/Radio Alhara
2025 Recording, sound design, and mix/master on ‘Thump Thump’ by artist Alex Sofie Jönsson & Kai Merke
2025 Field recording & mastering of ‘Bodies of Waves’ by artist Razan Sabbagh/SfS, SfS/Radio Alhara
2025-26 Sound design, technical and artistic advisor for ‘Ulvende Lyd’ by artist Maria Lepistö, Denmark
2024 Sound design for theatre production ‘The PATH TS’ by Panda Projects, Italy
2024 Full audio production on theatre production ‘Unearthed’ by Ross Barnwell, Denmark
2023 Live sound design for performance ‘Rock Bottom’ by Emile Pineault, YC Festival Denmark
2023 Sound designer and audio installation consultant for artist Luna Scales
2023 Audio installation consultant for artist Filip Vest
2022-25 Sound art, studio and live sound at Musikloftet, Copenhagen DK
2022 Sound designer and audio installation consultant for artist Luna Scales
2021 Technical Advisor at Walking Landscapes Festival, Copenhagen International Theatre
2020 Audio production consultant for artist Sara Arenfeldt Kragh, Funen Art Academy Odense
2020 Audio production consultant for artist Amr Hatem, Royal Art Academy Copenhagen
Personal grants (selected)
The Danish Arts Council – ’25, ’24, ’23, ’22, ’21, ’19, ’18, ’17, ’16
Danish Composers’ Society – 25′, 24′, 23′, ’22, ’21, ’20, ’19, ’18, ’17
Autor (Associsation for composers and songwriters) – ’22, ’21, ’19, ’17, ’16, ’15, ’14
Aalborg Municipality -’25, ’23, ’22, ’21, ’18, ’17, ’16, ’15, ’14
Region Nordjylland – ’19
Nordic Culture Point – ’17
Art Music Denmark –´25, ’15
Doctor Inger Goldmann’s Fund: Honorary Grant for Young Artists – ’24
Memberships
Organisation for Artists, Curators and Art Mediators (UKK), Danish Visual Artists (BKF), Danish Composers’ Society, Danish Musicians Union (DMF), KODA, Gramex, Studio Collective 11A