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January 21, 2026

Berlin | photo: Sori Schäffter


December 20, 2025

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia | photo: Jarmo Nagel


May 16, 2025

DOCK20, Lustenau | photo: Lucie Pia


Funny Place (Plot Toy, 2022)


Д​а​й в​о​д​ы п​о​п​и​т​ь​! (self-released, 2022)


Guiding Light IV USB edition
(Serious Serious, 2021)


When I See It. I Don't See It.
(Quantum Natives, 2020)


Kisling – Bom (feat. Benzokai) (Serious Serious, 2019)


Sounds Right But Is Actually A Horse
(Serious Serious, 2018)

Benzokai & Tont - Rap Music Rocks (Serious Serious, 2017)


Bakcground Music (Vol 1)
(Serious Serious, 2017)

rin la - no separation (Trash Can Dance, 2014)

Limb Loosener

Performance, 10 min
Together with Till Megerle

October 18, 2025

Schleuse, Vienna

Diamond Dance (1967)

Floor score by Milan Adamčiak

Performers: Sergei Tcherepnin, Elisabeth Flunger, Michaela Kisling, Phillip Quehenberger, Artjom Astrov

May 23, 2025

Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw | photos: Pat Mic


Juice (still) | November 5, 2025 | mumok cinema, Vienna (Sonic Syntax, curated by Chantal Kaufmann)


Installation view | February 2025 | Artishok Biennale, Tallinn


Screening | December 2, 2023
SoundBrain, Vienna | photo: Laura Winkler

JUICE, 2022
graphic score project
(video, sound)


Kunsthalle Wien / photo: Ipek Hamza

GUIDING LIGHT is a band project by artists Artjom Astrov, Michaela Kisling and Till Megerle that started as a series of videos released on YouTube by the music label Serious Serious (Guiding Light I-III, 2021). These were followed by performances commissioned by Kunsthalle Wien (Guiding Light IV, 2022) and Tallinn’s Kanuti Gildi SAAL (Guiding Light V, 2023).

Floor on Fire

Author: Ruslan Stepanov
Music: Artjom Astrov

Performers: Elle Viies, Maryn-Liis Rüütelmaa, Sigrid Savi, Johann Rosenberg, Igor Lider, Karl Saks, Ruslan Stepanov

Premiere: April 4, 2024

elektron.art arthall, Tallinn | photos: Alissa Šnaider

Artjom Astrov is a musician based in Vienna. His artistic practice incorporates spatial and conceptual propereties of sound, language and video.

Artjom Astrov’s recent solo and collaborative work has been shown at Palais de Tokyo, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, and Tanzquartier Wien.

Bio

Releases

Contact


January 21, 2026

Berlin | photo: Sori Schäffter


December 20, 2025

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia | photo: Jarmo Nagel


May 16, 2025

DOCK20, Lustenau | photo: Lucie Pia


Funny Place (Plot Toy, 2022)


Д​а​й в​о​д​ы п​о​п​и​т​ь​! (self-released, 2022)


Guiding Light IV USB edition
(Serious Serious, 2021)


When I See It. I Don't See It.
(Quantum Natives, 2020)


Kisling – Bom (feat. Benzokai) (Serious Serious, 2019)


Sounds Right But Is Actually A Horse
(Serious Serious, 2018)

Benzokai & Tont - Rap Music Rocks (Serious Serious, 2017)


Bakcground Music (Vol 1)
(Serious Serious, 2017)

rin la - no separation (Trash Can Dance, 2014)

Limb Loosener

Performance, 10 min
Together with Till Megerle

October 18, 2025

Schleuse, Vienna

Diamond Dance (1967)

Floor score by Milan Adamčiak

Performers: Sergei Tcherepnin, Elisabeth Flunger, Michaela Kisling, Phillip Quehenberger, Artjom Astrov

May 23, 2025

Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw | photos: Pat Mic


Juice (still) | November 5, 2025 | mumok cinema, Vienna (Sonic Syntax, curated by Chantal Kaufmann)


Installation view | February 2025 | Artishok Biennale, Tallinn


Screening | December 2, 2023
SoundBrain, Vienna | photo: Laura Winkler

JUICE, 2022
graphic score project
(video, sound)


Kunsthalle Wien / photo: Ipek Hamza

GUIDING LIGHT is a band project by artists Artjom Astrov, Michaela Kisling and Till Megerle that started as a series of videos released on YouTube by the music label Serious Serious (Guiding Light I-III, 2021). These were followed by performances commissioned by Kunsthalle Wien (Guiding Light IV, 2022) and Tallinn’s Kanuti Gildi SAAL (Guiding Light V, 2023).

Floor on Fire

Author: Ruslan Stepanov
Music: Artjom Astrov

Performers: Elle Viies, Maryn-Liis Rüütelmaa, Sigrid Savi, Johann Rosenberg, Igor Lider, Karl Saks, Ruslan Stepanov

Premiere: April 4, 2024

elektron.art arthall, Tallinn | photos: Alissa Šnaider

Artjom Astrov is a musician based in Vienna. His artistic practice incorporates spatial and conceptual propereties of sound, language and video.

Artjom Astrov’s recent solo and collaborative work has been shown at Palais de Tokyo, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, and Tanzquartier Wien.