Location: Oulu Cathedral
Address: Kirkkokatu 3, Oulu, Finland
Genre: Immersive sound and spatial installation  

The Logos is a collaboration between artist Andrew Melchior, astrophysicist Kiyoshi Masui, philosopher Timothy Morton and theologian Satu Saarinen. Working with real-time and archival data from the CHIME radio telescope in British Columbia, the project sonifies Fast Radio Bursts — preserving their temporal structure, spectral shape, and energy distribution in the translation from the electromagnetic to the acoustic.

The software engineering, synthesiser design and spatial audio integration for The Logos is created by Oliver Larkin.

The result is not music. It is not illustration. It is the faithful rendering of something the cosmos is doing that we have not yet fully explained. 

The Logos is installed at Oulu Cathedral, Finland, as part of the European Capital of Culture 2026 programme. The cathedral acts as both venue and instrument — its stone walls and resonant interior giving physical dimension to signals that have travelled further than anything else we have ever heard. 

More information
The Logos — Sonifying Fast Radio Bursts | Andrew Melchior copy 

Content note: The artwork is located in a church space where other events are also taking place.
Accessibility: Oulu Cathedral has an accessible entrance, passage toilet and parking space. 

Price: Free of charge

Credits: 
The Logos is a collaboration between artist Andrew Melchior, astrophysicist Kiyoshi Masui, philosopher Timothy Morton and theologian Satu Saarinen. 

How to book?

No booking is required, just turn up.