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Özcan Ertek

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Musician @seretanmusic
Producer @transferansmuzik
Sound Art @errant.sound @istanbulsoundscape
Media Arts @groundless.group
Berlin / Istanbul

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Mono Acoustic Horn,
-live sound performance-
metal, speakers, amplifiers, shakers, computer

Mono Acoustic Horn': a two-meter body crafted through cutting, bending, and welding in the metal workshop. This horn-shaped sculpture, fitted with transistors, amplifiers, shakers, and speakers, transforms into a performance marvel. Fueled by field recordings, diverse soundscapes, and live coding, the 'Mono Acoustic Horn' becomes a vessel for exploring the acoustic interplay between human and its surroundings. By shaping the metal, it probes into the resonance of distant echoes, harmonizing the natural and artificial sounds, and offering a distinctive exploration of the relationship between sound and metal.

30th October 2021, Medienhaus, Berlin
@s4ntp_gencomp @udkberlin by @ozcanertek

Devil’s Rope: Between Refuse and Refuge

For over a century, barbed wire has been utilized extensively to demarcate territorial boundaries and define spaces, such as fields, pastures, urban areas, factories, military barracks, and countries. "Devil's Rope," employs barbed wire as a medium to contemplate the concept of borders and the intricacies of human mobility.

Using barbed wire and infrasound frequencies below human hearing (0-20Hz), the asymmetrically arranged interactive installation intensifies the visual, acoustic, and situational elements of borders, drawing visitors into an atmosphere of tension. In doing so, it creates a symbolic space that brings together the tangible reality and the complex challenges posed by a world grappling with mobility crises. Incorporating an infrared sensor, the installation responds dynamically to the presence of viewers in the room, causing the wires to vibrate more intensely as the audience count increases. This interactive element adds a dimension to the experience, shaping the resonance and ambiance of 'Devil's Rope: Between Refuse and Refuge' in real-time.

The installation invites re-examination of the interplay between the body, borders, sound, and space, highlighting the multifaceted nature of these issues.

28-30 July 2023
Zwitschermaschine
Potsdamerstr. 161 10783 Berlin

photos by @realclemensfischer
curation @fangts_
funded by Musikfonds e.V by @ozcanertek

Devil’s Rope: The Encounter
kinetic-interactive sound installation
-barbed wire, turnbuckle, speaker, amplifier, MAX, arduino, microphone stand-

For over a century, iron barbed wire has been used almost everywhere: around fields and pastures in the country, in the city, on walls or fences of factories, around military barracks and even private residences. It has always been efficient enough to perform its designated tasks: to define space and to establish territorial boundaries. “Devil’s Rope: The Encounter” intends to reclect on global human mobility. As viewers approach the barbed wire, the sensor detects their presence and alters the frequency at which the wire vibrates. This dynamic effect serves as a metaphorical representation of the audience’s proximity to the complexities and resonances of the borders.

repost from @errant.sound

Erteks installation Devil’s Rope, induces viewers to explore materials associated with borders, utilizing barbed wire and turnbuckles to evoke themes of movement and human mobility. It transforms the gallery into a symbolic space with a border, dynamically altering its soundscape in response to the audience’s proximity. The installation offers a confrontation and confines visitors’ mobility in the exhibition space, addressing the social resonance of borders.

Sculpted Sonorities
January 19-25th 2024
Errant Sound
Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin

Many thanks to @steffi_weismann and @maxjoyorg for their curatorial feedback.
production support: @_ereinhardt @cihankucuk_ @gokce__balci by @ozcanertek

“Golden Hour” from the Sun Girl EP was premiered on @orbmagazineofficial

A hazy, slightly melancholic dreamlike track built around a steady pulse, repetition and blurred synth layers. Moving between ambient electronica, lo-fi house and minimal synth, gradually opening into dense, washed-out walls of sound leaning toward shoegaze.

cover art by @fatihyapar__

Listen to the premiere, link in bio 🖤

photo by @abdullahkilinch Istanbul, Beyoğlu, December 2025

#seretan #goldenhour #sungirlep #minimalsynth #electronic by @ozcanertek

Join us for the opening concert of the exhibition Modal States: Urban Metabolism with @ozcanertek and @_leon_eckard_ .

Özcan Ertek is a Berlin-based sonic and media artist whose work explores how sound, motion, and material systems shape spatial perception and interaction.

Leon Eckard is a German media artist, guitarist, and composer. In his practice, he explores the intersection of natural and artificial processes, focusing on emergent phenomena, self-organization, and complexity.

6. November 2026
Doors 19.00
Donation 10-15 Euro

Hosek Contemporary
MS Heimatland, Märkisches Ufer 1Z 10179 Berlin
@hosekcontemporary

Photo 2: Laura Fiorio
Post design: @atelier.distante

Funded by Musikfonds e.V. by means of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
@musikfonds.de by @ozcanertek

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be teaching “Working with Sound: Contemporary Practices” this semester at the @udkberlin , Institute for Art in Context.
The course explores sound as a material, medium, and spatial practice in contemporary sound art through workshops, listening sessions, and hands-on experimentation with electronic music composition, field recording, and sound installations.

It’s also very special to return to the @ifkik.udk , where I graduated, this time as a lecturer. Many thanks to Karina Griffith for this opportunity! by @ozcanertek

bugün #arkaoda —> Seretan “Sun Girl EP” Launch Party
Seretan, 2 Ekim’de Transferans’tan çıkan, lo-fi house, electronica, minimal synth ve shoegaze’i buluşturan Sun Girl EP’sini 9 Ekim Cuma arkaoda’da kutluyor. Berlin’den gelen Özcan Ertek; house, disco, italo, wave ve techno’nun en iyi ve yeni örneklerini kendi prodüksiyonlarıyla harmanlayarak stil çeşitliliğini kutluyor. Grenli elektronik dokuları, puslu synth’leri, dub ritimleri, yankılı ambiyansları ve distorsiyonu buluşturan EP, gece kaset olarak da satılacak. by @ozcanertek

@seretanmusic (Özcan Ertek), yeni EP’si ‘Sun Girl’ü yayımladı.

Beş parçadan oluşan çalışma, daha önce paylaşılan ‘Sun Girl’ ve ‘The Golden Hour’ teklileriyle şekillenmeye başlayan ses dünyasını genişletiyor.

Tekrar ve dönüşüm arasındaki ilişkiye odaklanan EP’de, parçalar boyunca yinelenen motifler kademeli olarak biçim değiştirirken, sıcak tonlu synth’lerin altında daha belirsiz ve yer yer uyumsuz katmanlar ortaya çıkıyor.

Parçaların tamamını mixmag.com.tr'de dinleyebilirsiniz.

Fotoğraf: @abdullahkilinch by @ozcanertek

Sun Girl is out now via @transferansmuzik 🌞

The new Sun Girl EP can channel melancholy, hope, longing, and optimism through synth layers and blurred, dusty textures, tracing movement, time, sunlight and shifting emotional tones which often open into denser, shoegaze-like walls of sound.

Across five tracks, lo-fi melodic figures and electronic loops recur in different forms, slipping between ambient electronica, minimal synth and house, while ambient recordings, everyday sounds and hymn-like vocals blend with reverb and distortion can place the listener within a heightened sense of place.

Mid-tempo rhythms, grainy samples and warm, nostalgic synth melodies suggest faded cinematic landscapes and forgotten film soundtracks, sweeping you up in nostalgia or transporting you to places long left behind.

Stream to Sun Girl EP via Bandcamp or SoundCloud. Link in bio 🖤

mixed & mastered by Alper Mat @matalper
cover art by Fatih Yapar @fatihyapar__
released via @transferansmuzik by @ozcanertek

“Golden Hour” from the upcoming Sun Girl EP
premiered on Electronic Groove Magazine @electronicgroove

a hazy and slightly melancholic track built around a steady pulse, blurred synth layers, repetition and a cyclical sense of time, drifting between ambient electronica, lo-fi house and minimal synth, gradually opening into denser, more emotionally charged shoegaze textures.

listen to the premiere, link in bio 🖤
photo @abdullahkilinch , Beyoğlu, Istanbul 2026 by @ozcanertek

The second single from the upcoming Seretan – Sun Girl EP, “Golden Hour”, is out now via @transferansmuzik .

Moving between ambient electronica and minimal synth, “Golden Hour” is built around a steady four-on-the-floor pulse, hazy synth layers and subtle melodic fragments. Recurring patterns and a cyclical sense of time gradually build into a shoegaze-like emotional intensity, layered with grainy electronics, reverb and distortion.

Mixed and mastered by Alper Mat @matalper
single Cover art by @fatihyapar__

Seretan – Sun Girl EP is out October 2. Pre-order via Bandcamp. Link in bio! by @ozcanertek

performing live this weekend at Gran Galà Aleatorio in Genova which is dedicated to aleatory arts, to music, theatre, and poetry.

“Dell’infinito, universi e mondi, delle arti varie, un incontro che da tre lustri riunisce artiste e artisti da tutto il mondo, nel sogno dell’Eroico (Frutteto) Teatro Ec1. Un palco tra i muri a secco, segreti teatri naturali da illuminare, una comunità aleatoria ad inventare, nell’amena cornice del sentiero Ec1, che collega Genova con Capo Nord, e della Val Varenna, ricca di laghetti, fonti d’acqua e cascate .
Gran Galà Aleatorio presenta il suo secondo appuntamento dedicato alle arti aleatorie, alla musica, al teatro e alla poesia.
Il contributo è libero e volto a seminare altri infiniti, universi e mondi.”
@oudek.studio
visuals by @cremebay by @ozcanertek