Ocean Weekend - Deep Blue: Sound Experiences

Andro Giunio

Andro Giunio is a graphic designer, assistant professor at the Department of Media Design at the University of North in Koprivnica, and an artist. In his art practice, he engages in experimental music and sound performance, both independently and in collaborative projects with artists from the fields of new media art, music, and contemporary dance. He is interested in composition and improvisation, electroacoustic manipulation, and research into digital and analog media for reproduction. He participated in the Sinelinea – New Sound Platform (2012, 2013, 2016), and performed the composition for “Slika od zvuka” on the third program of the Croatian Radio, independently (“Kompozicija za neugođenu gitaru”, 2017) and in collaboration with Miodrag Gladović (“Zvuk od Zida”, 2018). He participated in the art residency program of the Miroslav Kraljević Gallery “Open Studio” (2018), performed at the Contemporary Sound Exhibition in the Student Center (2018), and composed music for the performance/exhibition of the collective BADco, titled “Foundation Pit” (2018). He also took part in collaborative projects and performances “Choreography of Utopia, Movement No. 2” and “Utopia of the Extended Here and Now” (2018–2021). Guinio performed at the experimental sound event “Gibanja” at the Zagreb Dance Center (2021) and in Kontejner Association (2025). He was the author and performer of the music for the play “Soma Diva” (by author: Lana Hosni, 2021). He performed music for the expanded cinema audiovisual performance “Aiomena” (co-authorship with Tin Dožić and Hrvoje Spudić, 25 FPS festival, 2023). He also performed the multichannel composition “Three Streams – Sound Psychogeography of Črnomerec” as part of the project “Sound Photo of Črnomerec”, Kvartovski objektiv, Galerija VN (2025).

Sara Niksic

Inner Child, also known as Sara Niksic , is a marine biologist, musician, and bioacoustician. Her research has taken her to oceans around the world, where she focuses on the culture and communication of marine mammals. Holding a master's degree in marine ecology and nature conservation, she has also received musical training and completed various courses in electronic music production.

Sara is the founder of the Inner Child project, which connects the worlds of science, art, and music. She also runs the Inner Child Music label, on which she has released several albums of her own music, as well as compilations on which she has collaborated with some of the best producers in the electronic music scene. Her first album won the Award She has won the "Best Compilation of the Year 2019" award and several other accolades. In 2020, she was voted "Best New Artist" by the Psybient.org community poll, with both of her EPs ranking among the top five EPs of the year. Since then, she has continued to experiment with different styles of downtempo psychedelic music and to present her work at various music and science festivals around the world. After living abroad for several years, she has now returned to her native Croatia, where she creates music and other magical stories in her seaside studio.