Andrey Smirnov
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is an artist and researcher based in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a special scientific associate at MOMus Museum of Modern Art, Costakis Collection in Thessaloniki. He is the founder of the Zerkalo Art Space in Thessaloniki (2025) as well as the Theremin Center (1992) and Rodchenko Sound Lab (2017) in Moscow. His collection of the historical documents and instruments has been combined with extensive research into the history of music technology with broad experience in composition, interactive performance and curatorial activities. He is the author of the monographs ‘Sound In Z: Experiments in Sound and Electronic Music in Early 20th Century Russia’ (London, 2013) and ‘In Search of Lost Sound. Experimental Sound Culture in Russia and the USSR in the First Half of the Twentieth Century’ (Moscow, 2020) (The Book of the Year Award at Innovation 2021 Competition, Moscow).