Sonic Worlds in Surround

Jacob Dwyer received a grant for the development of a multi-channel sound design. In his practice, Jacob uses words and sounds to build worlds. Undertaking a tailor-made short course in multi-channel sound design with expert, Dario Giustarini, Jacob will learn how to record, manipulate, and install surround sound. He plans to eventually bring this knowledge into his practice, to produce deeply immersive collective sonic experiences in which he layers recorded soundscapes into a unified whole.

Jacob is an artist based in Amsterdam working with audio, moving-images and writing. His work often centres around personal encounters that could equally be seen as fables or heresy. He has presented in art spaces, film festivals and music venues, including Cafe Oto (London), IFFR (Rotterdam), David Dale Gallery (Glasgow), Good Children (New Orleans) and De Appel (Amsterdam). In 2022 he released The Devil Museum on vinyl with Mana Records and has since published Notes on Devils with Building Fictions. Most recently he has released his new audio drama, Tom's House, on South of North.