Non.human is an exhibition project in the field of sound design based on sounds produced by non-human actors—plants, animals, trees, and the earth.

The mission of the project is to:
1) go beyond anthropocentrism and provide new opportunities for young sound designers to experiment and express their ecologically oriented ideas;
2) draw attention to ecology through creativity and promote sustainability through art.

The key problem, the project reflects on, is the scope of ecological problems, animal extinction in particular. Sound is both omnipresent and elusive. The same can be said about nature, in which we all live and which is rapidly being destroyed and disappearing. The project invites sound designers and guests to think about nature and hear it. This is another step in the vast discussion about ecology in art, accenting the voice of nature and its ability to talk. Now it is time for us to listen.

The key images of the exhibition are pictures of animals and plants, which are placed on the exhibition’s communications together with information about them and the sounds they make. The images have been distorted and transformed into vague, yet recognizable silhouettes, where one can spot a shrimp, a tree, and a butterfly. Natural dark colour scheme is supplemented with a toxic green accent, emphasising how closely ecology and her human-caused problems are intertwined.

The ideal place to implement the project could be SA Gallery in Moscow, Russia’s first permanent gallery specializing in contemporary sound art. Institutional support could be crucial to help the project come into reality.