Residency MONOM Studios, BerlinJanuary 2025
The Wilding AI core team gathered at MONOM Studios from January 20–22, 2025, for a three-day residency in preparation for the upcoming open lab during CTM Festival. The residency brought together artists and researchers — including Alexandre Saunier, Beth Coleman, Maurice Jones, Pía Baltazar, Portrait XO, Daniela Huerta, Sahar Homami, Nao Tokui, and Heu Hsu — to integrate generative text, sound behaviors, and real-time spatialization into a cohesive workflow. Building on insights from previous labs in Montreal and Mexico City, the team focused on adapting the newly developed Wilding AI Max for Live plug-in to work in MONOM’s 4D SOUND. 

For simultaneous exploration, the team split into two groups: one focused on crafting and refining text-based prompts, while the others tested the sound behavior and spatialisation. Part of the development process involved testing multiple users to spatialise sound at the same time — a first for the MONOM itself. This allowed sonic agents to interact dynamically within a shared spatial field. Alongside technical testing, the residency sparked deep discussions around storytelling and the emerging behaviors of AI-driven sonic agents, laying the groundwork for the public lab to follow.

MONOM Studios