Leon Eckard is a German media artist, composer, and musician based in Berlin. He studied Music and Media at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf and the Universitat de Barcelona, with Jazz-Guitar as his main subject. He further pursued studies in Art and Media at the University of the Arts Berlin under Prof. Alberto de Campo and at the Tama Art University Tokyo with Prof. Akihiro Kubota. Additionally, he is a member of the collective S4NTP.
Leon Eckard’s work spans interactive installations, self-built instruments, recordings, and live performances, primarily using open-source software, custom-built electronic systems, and found objects. In his practice, he explores the intersection of natural and artificial processes, focusing on processes, perception, emergence, and their effects on our understanding of reality and ourselves.
His works and performances have been shown at various venues and exhibitions and festivals worldwide, including errant sound berlin, Tehran International Electronic Music Festival, New Now Festival, CTM Vorspiel, Goethe Institute Tokyo, NIME and xCoAx Conference.
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