Photo: Liam Somerville

Neville Assad Salha

Neville Assad-Salha is an acclaimed Australian ceramic artist known for his dynamic, innovative approach to clay. Born in South Australia, he spent much time in Beirut, cultivating a distinctive style that merges cultural heritage with modern aesthetics. His work often features bold, tactile forms and intricate surface textures, exploring themes of identity, place, and transformation. Neville’s technical mastery and creativity have garnered him numerous awards, and his pieces are featured in prominent collections both nationally and internationally. As a dedicated educator and mentor, he has also inspired many in the ceramics community with his knowledge, passion, and artistic vision.

Photo: Liam Somerville

Atunement

Atunement is an experimental electronic project based in Sydney and the Blue Mountains blending modern electronics with musique concrète, featuring drone, ambient, and noise elements. Their music explores the boundary between acoustic and electronic sounds, with improvisation and collaboration at the core of their creative process.

Panos Couros is a sound designer and composer specialising in experimental concrete/electronic techniques and natural sound recordings. His immersive works include AmphiSonic (World Science Festival, Brisbane)  Omphalos (Greek Festival of Sydney) and a noise of worms (Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney). He is also an emerging ceramicist, having just completed a Diploma of Ceramics at TAFE.

Mx Robert Frost is a Wizard and noise musician from the Blue Mountains, using sound to channel cosmic messages and expand human consciousness.

Photo: Liam Somerville

CAPITAL WASTE

Liam Somerville is a cinematographer and video artist living on Karuna Country, SA, known for their glitchy, analog aesthetic and innovative use of real-time animation. Their recent projection installation- PROJECT : EARTH (2024) showed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival attracting over 30,000 participants while their music video for Plastiq's - Killer (2023) is on rotation on MTVand earned accolades including Best Experimental at the London Music Video Awards. They have also performed at events like Unsound Festival and WOMADelaide. Some other recent projects include ESCHATECH VR (2024) and marine_digital_conservation_SA_2023.exe as well as DOP on documentary The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door (2022).

Photo: Liam Somerville

Lynn Assad-Salha

Lynn was the backbone of this event. As Manager and Promotions Coordinator, she ensured every detail ran seamlessly behind the scenes. From coordinating seating to managing the bar, creating a welcoming atmosphere, overseeing the printing of flyers and posters and arranging the donations, her quiet dedication and tireless efforts made the smooth operation of Impulse Response possible. Lynn’s humble efficiency was integral to the event’s success.

Photo: Panos Couros