Aho Ssan
KMRU presents WAI8
Embracing the raw, transformative physicality of sound, electronic composer Aho Ssan crafts immersive sonic narratives guided by texture, intimacy and poetry, rather than by rigid structures or concepts. With self-built digital instruments, he composes like a visual storyteller—echoing his background in graphic design and cinema—where sound behaves as light, frame and movement. By combining symphonic synthesizer sequences with sharp, high-pitched interferences and booming, overpowering bass, he shapes abstract sculptures carved from sonic matter.
This artist is part of the program curated by KMRU. The sound artist presents WAI8, an eight-hour durational performance that examines time and attention through the practice of waiting as an active form of engagement. Its iteration at Le Guess Who? features nine performers, positioning waiting as a space where sound is allowed to breathe, decay and resonate over time.
Photography by Marvin Jouglineu
