Abbas Zahedi, Begin Again. Installation view as part of Gathering Ground at Tate Modern, 2025. Photo Hydar Dewachi.

Abbas Zahedi and collaborators
SONIC SUPPORT: ECO (THE EXTRACORPOREAL ORCHESTRA)

March 2026-April 2027

This year-long programme of workshops, peer-led grief circles, transmissions and performances aims to support people to reflect on their experiences of grief, death and dying through sonic explorations. Led by Abbas Zahedi, Sonic Support: ECO (The Extracorporeal Orchestra) is presented alongside a living ensemble of artists, musicians and collaborators. 

Abbas Zahedi (b. 1984, London, UK) is an artist working at the intersections of sonic and sculptural forms, exploring systems of care, thresholds of experience and the social architectures of our time. His practice has been described as a form of ‘dissociative realism’ - moving between intimacy and estrangement and attuned to forms of meaning that sit beyond the purely material.

Working in collaboration with hospices, hospitals and public sites, Zahedi creates space for collective and individual listening, exploring how sound can support reflection, care and creative expression within end-of-life and healthcare contexts. Sonic Support: ECO (The Extracorporeal Orchestra) offers regular opportunities for people, including audiences, patients and staff to participate in sonic practices that foreground listening, presence and improvisation. 

This project is delivered in partnership with Studio Voltaire and supported by Arts Council England.