Where art meets environmental awareness: join Crystn Hunt Akron for two electrifying performances at Sound Scene Festival 2026.
Sound Scene returns to the Hirshhorn Museum with the theme A Distant Mirror, bringing together a variety of artists from around the globe to celebrate sound through multi-sensory art installations.
Crystn Akron Hunt will perform at the Festival on:
May 2, 2026 | 4:00 PM
May 3, 2026 | 4:00 PM
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
In Plasticphonia – Plastic Trash Composed into Music / A Hymn Against Climate Change – Crystn Hunt Akron combines club culture with environmental awareness. Using field recordings captured from plastic waste washed up on beaches and riverbanks, she creates a unique sound composition that she performs live in concert. Through her audiovisual shows, the artist will create an exhilarating club atmosphere on both days of the Sound Scene Festival in DC, while also encouraging reflection on the wastefulness of our Western way of life.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christine Hinterkörner, also known as CRYSTN HUNT AKRON, award winner of the Spanish Cultural Prize of the Spanish Cultural Award in collaboration with Sol Picó / Barcelona, lives and works in Linz, Austria. As a composer, sound artist, and vocalist, she operates at the intersection of music and performance.
As a music producer and artist in the field of contemporary electronic music and performing arts, she continually explores new sound ensembles and sonic textures. A graduate of the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Austria, in Jazz and Pop Vocals as well as Music and Media Technology, she composes, sings, and performs internationally at festivals, clubs, museums, galleries, as well as in theatre, dance, and sound installations.
ABOUT SOUND SCENE
Sound Scene began in 2008 and is still curated by the DC Listening Lounge audio arts collective and is now hosted by the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Sound Scene is an annual, free, two-day event, open to the public. In 2019, Sound Scene broke attendance records for the Hirshhorn museum attracting more than 14,000 attendees over 2 days. Sound Scene celebrates sound through multi-sensory art installations including sculptural, headphone-based and multi-channel interactive exhibits. The live stage features performances of dance, music, and spoken word. Sound Scene’s small group workshops invite audiences to explore acoustics, beat-making, sound production, sonic meditation, group improvisation, and more. Sound Scene features the creative work of artists from across the world.
Crystn Hunt Akrons participation in Sound Scene is made possible by the support of ACF DC.
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