Jónsi: Vox: SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Inspired by his love of nature, artist and musician Jónsi (b. 1975, Reykjavik, Iceland) creates sculptures and installations that not only explore the ways in which people experience sound but also encourage new ways of listening. As the lead singer of the experimental post-rock band Sigur Rós and the “nose” for his family’s perfumerie Fischersund, Jónsi incorporates his own distinctive voice as well as custom fragrances into his artworks to incite wonder and evoke the feeling of being transported to another place and time.

With Vox, Jónsi presents an immersive environment that centers the most universal and original musical instrument — the human voice. The installation translates Jónsi’s otherworldly falsetto into light frequencies, triggering LED panels throughout the gallery that surround viewers as they are enveloped in a grounding scent. Through a complex choreography of senses, Vox offers an atmospheric, visceral encounter that reconnects body and mind with the world around us, while also providing a spiritual respite from everyday life to ponder the power of our innate form of communication.

Vox is organized by SCAD Museum of Art assistant curator Brittany Richmond and presented as part of SCAD deFINE ART 2025.

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