Tarek Atoui

Tarek Atoui is an artist and composer celebrated for his innovative performances and installations that explore and challenge perceptions of sound. Drawing on his extensive research into music history, instrumentation and production, Atoui creates multisensory environments that blend music, technology, sculpture and performance. Central to his practice is the invention of intricately engineered instruments, made in collaboration with other artists, composers and makers, which double as sculptural objects. Tarek Atoui’s site-specific work for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall will be the 11th in the series of commissions supported by Hyundai Motor. Over the past decade, the annual Hyundai Commission has welcomed over 19 million visitors. Each year an artist is invited to create a new work in the vast industrial space of the Turbine Hall, reshaping public perceptions of contemporary art.