Adomas Palekas (Vilnius/Den Haag) is a sound and bio artist, composer and instrument builder working at the intersection of non-human and art. His current research focus is on 'Circuits of Extended Phenotype' – sound practice that invites biotic, abiotic worlds to enact together in the process of sounding. With interfaces and instruments of extended phenotype, Adomas sonically investigates complex non-human worlds beyond our sensory perception: microbial metabolism and growth, (in)organic matter, chemical reactions and physical elements, all of which become the primary compositional forces in his emergent sound works. His approach combines performance, design of musical instruments and environmental sensing interfaces, microbial research, attention to site and non-human ears, field recordings, electroacoustic composition and other mediums.
Adomas’s further sound practice extends towards electroacoustic performances, composition for theater as well as sound engineering for live acts. His solo works and collaborations have been presented in various spaces across Lithuania, Italy, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Czechia, also international festivals such as “Ars Electronica”, “ŪMĖDĖ“, “REWIRE 2023“, “Gaudeamus“, Venice Architecture Biennial. Currently Adomas is a research associate at the Institute of Sonology, where he does research on microbial voicing and listening. He is also involved with Lithuanian DIY communities Retrito Smarsas and Empty Brain Resort.
2025
EMS, Stockholm (residency)
Tekhne, @Q-O2, Brussels (residency)
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė, @Kombinatas, LT (performance)
DJX, @Second Best, LT //
Lunar Sisterhood by Goda Palekaitė @NDG, Vilnius (composition, sound tech.)
Water/Electronics, @Trixter, Berlin (performance)
Water/Electronics, @Zonne Klopper, Brussels //
Water/Electronics, @Retrito Smarsas, Vilnius //
Jauna Muzika festival, multiple locations, Vilnius (technical producer)
Braille Satellite festival, @Mushroom Manor, Lithuania (FOH, stage manager)
2024
Water/Electronics, @Spin Foam, Vilnius (performance)
Water/Electronics, @SW Muzicka, Warsaw //
Water/Electronics, @Hinterraum, Berlin //
Kompostas, @Menų Spaustuvė, Vilnius (front of house)
Rehydration, @Default, Den Haag (performance)
Pyšmanye, in collaboration with Elif Gulin Soguksu, @Karga, Istanbul //
Rehydration, @Composers Union, Vilnius //
Seeding, the great church of Kintai //
Kintai Kitaip, Kintai/Vilnius (residency)
Gražuolė Smeguobė festival, LT (stage manager)
Vanilla DJX, @Sand Nudes, Den Haag (performance)
Spectrum of Mutations: Myosin III, @Institute of Sonology, Den Haag (electroacoustic concert)
Microbiophonic Emergences, @Trixie, Den Haag (solo exhibition)
Infected, @West, Den Haag, as part of Vibrotaxis (sound installation)
Pyšmanye, in collaboration with Elif Gulin Soguksu, @Sonic Sleep, Den Haag (performance)
Rehydration, @Institute of Sonology, Den Haag //
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė, @Studium-P, Vilnius //
2023
Fryzbye, in collaboration with Paulius Večera, @Ideas Block, Vilnius //
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @Cafe Oto, London (performance)
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @Crawl Space, Den Haag //
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @ZonneKloper, Brussels //
Vanilla DJX, @Ten to Ten, Den Haag (performance)
Eye Dust, auth. Goda Palekaitė, @Beursshouwburg, Brussels (composition for exhibition)
Stork Diet, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @SODAS 2123, Vilnius (performance)
Kintai Kitaip, @Composers Union, Vilnius (front of house)
Braille Satellite, Vilnius //
Frames, @SODAS 2123, Vilnius (performance)
Frames, @Bučeni, Czech Republic //
Kanceliarinės Prekės, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @NMZC, Essen //
Kanceliarinės Prekės, in collaboration with Kamilė Dambrauskaitė @Studium P, Vilnius //
First solo in a while, @Niche, Kaunas //