Morten Poulsen (he/him) works with listening as an intangible, intersubjective and transformative activity that has a potential to (re)form the listener. He explore the ways in which we are embedded in socio-political structures, especially with a focus on gender, power relations and the environment, and the ways in which they intersect. By creating and nurturing spaces and situations for listening to take place, Poulsen explore relationships and allow the listener to become aware of their own role in the soundscape.
Working at the intersection of sound art, artistic research, social engagement and activism, Morten Poulsen produce works in a multitude of formats, from installation and performance art, to recordings, concerts, writing and workshops. Furthermore, he works as musician with Aquasonic by Between Music, and as sound designer, mix and mastering engineer, audio documentation, audio & artistic consultant, live sound technician, and as exhibition technician for other artists.
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
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
