MAHMOUD ISMAIL

mahmoud ismail is a visual artist and musician based in berlin, born in syria and raised in saudi arabia. working under the alias al hut, his practice spans experimental ambient soundscapes, interactive video games, and collaborative installation spaces. outside of making, he acts as an organizer and curator, building digital art archives and running independent event series like noisexp.

Education & Fellowships

• 2020-NOWFine Art / Sculpture — Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Germany
• 2021-NOWSound Studio Tutor — Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Germany
• 2010-14Bachelor of Applied Arts (Multimedia & Graphic Design) — University of Kalamoon, Syria
• STIPENDMart Stam / Deutschlandstipendium — Awarded for Artistic Excellence

Curatorial Projects

• 2025-26Sunnyside Nodes — Curator & World Builder, The Wrong Biennale (Online / Berlin)
• 2024-25NoiseXP — Curator & Producer, Sound & Music Event Series (Giri, Berlin)

Audiovisual Performance

• 2025soundgazing — 360° Audio-Visual Dome Performance (as Al Hut) (B-Dome, Berlin)
• 2025DISSIDENTS LXIX — AV Live Set (PAS / Peterburg Art Space, Berlin)
• 2025pseudo-co.: spawning alt-reality — Sound Intervention, Art Spring Berlin (Pankow)
• 2019Spoiler Zone — Sound Performance and Video Loop (Collaboration with D'Andre, Berlin)

Interactive & Mixed Media Exhibits

• 2026Do Not Feed The Drugs — ‘Infrastructures of Care’, Mesh Festival für Kunst und Technologie (with Yun Kima) (Basel, CH)
• 2025Do Not Feed The Drugs — Interactive Mixed Media Installation (with Yun Kima) (Frankfurt)
• 2025SmokerCrown — Interactive Video Game Installation (Villa Heike, Berlin)
• 2022Kuhl Haus — Sound Work (Collaboration with Yun Kima, Berlin)
• 2022KUNSTRAUM Potsdamer Straße — Sound Work (Collaboration with Yun Kima, Berlin)

Screenings & Video Loops

• 2024CINE CCC — Experimental Moving Images (Santiago, Chile)
• 2024The Living Gallery — Video Screening Loop (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
• 2024VideoClub — Moving Frame Documents (Silent Green / Studio DB, Berlin)