Matthias Schönijahn (1981) is a Berlin based artist.He is working in the fields of visual arts, film, music theatre and performance. His work derives from theories and practices of deep listening, as an artistic strategy and a political way of action. One of his main focuses is the voice as a more-than-human phenomenon. Based on longterm researches he creates videos, listening-pieces and performative installations.

He presented works at the Nowy Teatr Warsaw, the Spielart Festival Munich, SOPHIENSÆLE Berlin, the Theaterdiscounter Berlin, the Mousonturm Frankfurt am Main, Elisabeth-Kirche Berlin (Mitte), the Staatstheater Darmstadt, the Stadttheater Gießen, the European Center for the Arts Dresden Hellerau, and others. In the context of the museum he presented works at the Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt am Main, the atelierfrankfurt e.V., the Naturhistorisches Bern and Museum Berlin-Lichtenberg.