MARKUS AEBERSOLD

Markus Aebersold (1988 in Herzogenbuchsee) is a multimedia artist based in Basel, working primarily with sonic environments and site-specific installations. His practice explores the tension between precision and abstraction, revealing microscopic elements of perception through sound, light, and objects. Space and context serve as the conceptual foundation of his works.

Aebersold’s installations invite interaction and sensory exploration, often operating at the threshold between the visible and the audible. Since 2022, he has extended his practice to include live, performative formats, where sound and light merge into temporary experiential events.

Aebersold studied Fine Arts at the Basel Academy of Art and Design and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Contemporary Arts Practice with a focus on Sound Arts at the Bern University of the Arts.

Artist Statement
I explore how sound shapes perception, structures space, and evokes memory. The space itself becomes a collaborator – not a passive container, but an active body with its own resonance and resistance. Site-specificity has become central to my current work. In this project, I developed a sound and light installation over eight weeks in an old vaulted cellar – a process guided by the acoustics, architecture, and atmosphere of the site. The work emerged through listening, adjusting, and responding to the space’s material presence, and will be activated live as part of its presentation. Across all my projects, what matters most is that they grow from physical processes, intuitive responses, and an openness to the ways materials carry and transmit meaning