AUDIO GHOSTS in the Black Box Mainz: Bernhard Gál on Auditory Illusions

When the Ear Creates Images: Bernhard Gál in the Black Box Mainz

With AUDIO GHOSTS: Illusive Perceptions – Perceptual Illusions, the University of Music Mainz invites you to a lecture that rethinks listening as an aesthetic experience. Bernhard Gál presents his artistic research project that deals with auditory illusions – sound impressions that are not physically present yet are still perceived as real. The evening combines lecture, audiovisual examples, and audio samples into a precise art experience between psychoacoustics, sound art, and installation art. ([mainz.de](https://www.mainz.de/info-networking-event?id=168895&p=sig%3A14ER2VcKGfdY2g6X%2C1330%2C1546%2C49600%2C%2Fangebote-entdecken%2Ffreizeit%2Ffeste-und-veranstaltungen%2Fveranstaltungskalender.php%2C1428))

Between Research and Sound Poetry

Bernhard Gál is one of the internationally renowned sound and media artists from Austria. His work navigates between contemporary music, installation art, and media art; characterized by site-specific works that combine sound, light, objects, space, and projections into a dense, multimedia composition. The research on auditory illusions consistently fits into this work: it makes perception itself the subject and transforms the listening space into a field of concentrated attention. ([bernhardgal.com](https://www.bernhardgal.com/downloads/bgal_bio%2Bcv_e.pdf?utm_source=openai))

The Black Box as Resonance Space

The Black Box of the University of Music Mainz offers the ideal framework for such projects. The space is designed as a studio stage for artistic formats and supports an atmosphere where sound, silence, and projection meet intensely. Especially with a topic like auditory illusions, a special consideration of the work arises here: the audience experiences not only content but also the spatial effect of hearing itself. ([presse.uni-mainz.de](https://presse.uni-mainz.de/neubau-der-hochschule-fuer-musik-auf-dem-gutenberg-campus-eingeweiht/?utm_source=openai))

What This Evening Is About

The AUDIO GHOSTS project investigates how perceptual illusions can be consciously utilized in sound installations. The focus is on the question of how the ear creates meanings, even when there is no definite acoustic cause present. The event thus promises not only an insight into artistic research but also a concise contribution to cultural education surrounding sound, perception, and media aesthetics. ([mainz.de](https://www.mainz.de/info-networking-event?id=168895&p=sig%3A14ER2VcKGfdY2g6X%2C1330%2C1546%2C49600%2C%2Fangebote-entdecken%2Ffreizeit%2Ffeste-und-veranstaltungen%2Fveranstaltungskalender.php%2C1428))

Why It’s Worth Visiting

Those interested in sound art, installation art, and the fine mechanisms of hearing will experience an evening of high intellectual density and sensual precision. The lecture opens new perspectives on the boundary between reality and perception – and therein lies its special fascination. A visit to the Black Box is worthwhile for all who wish to not just see art but to experience it with their entire perceptual apparatus. ([mainz.de](https://www.mainz.de/info-networking-event?id=168895&p=sig%3A14ER2VcKGfdY2g6X%2C1330%2C1546%2C49600%2C%2Fangebote-entdecken%2Ffreizeit%2Ffeste-und-veranstaltungen%2Fveranstaltungskalender.php%2C1428))

Conclusion: AUDIO GHOSTS promises a demanding evening between audio research, sound art, and artistic perception. The event opens the eye to the power of the seemingly invisible – and creates a desire to experience listening in the space of exhibition and lecture live. ([mainz.de](https://www.mainz.de/info-networking-event?id=168895&p=sig%3A14ER2VcKGfdY2g6X%2C1330%2C1546%2C49600%2C%2Fangebote-entdecken%2Ffreizeit%2Ffeste-und-veranstaltungen%2Fveranstaltungskalender.php%2C1428))

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Sources:

• Event Calendar Mainz - AUDIO GHOSTS: Illusive Perceptions – Perceptual Illusions
• mdw Vienna - AUDIO GHOSTS: About
• Bernhard Gál - Biography and CV
• University of Music Mainz - Events
• State Capital Mainz - Event Calendar