Global Field Box is a mobile sound installation originally conceived by Khan of Finland and Thomas Mahmoud: a modified jukebox that plays field recordings from around the world instead of music. Insert a coin and acoustic snapshots unfold, each tied to a specific place and time—journeys through global soundscapes. The two invited artist friends from various disciplines to contribute field recordings from across the globe. These include deadly gunshots recorded during a May 1st demonstration in Berlin in 1987 by FM Einheit; Kid Congo Powers commenting on Barack Obama’s election victory in 2012; a conversation between The Orb and Coldcut in a London taxi; and The Kooky Scientist testing a new effects pedal and drifting into abstraction in Salem, Massachusetts. The list goes on. The collection continues to grow, making the world audible.
Khan of Finland compiled, edited and mixed an immersive sound collage for the special event on February 4, 2026, at Salon Palomilla in Mexico City, mixed in the cinematic Atmos-format.
This work translates documentary listening into a spatially composed experience, treating sound not only as documentation but as a shaping of perception—a journey through space and time.