Artist Biographies
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Merijn Royaards is a maker-of-things from sound and cities, guided by convoluted movements through music, art and architecture. He works primarily as a DJ-performer and he has recently submitted Altered States, a PhD thesis and installation series exploring the state-altering effects of sound, space, and movement.
Mhamad Safa is a Beirut based architect, composer, and sound artist. He was a fellow at Ashkal Alwan, as part of the HWP program in 2017-2018. He is currently an MA student at the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths University in London. His work critiques contemporary spatiality and the politics of sound within institutionalized and militarized environments.
Christabel Stirling is a researcher in ethnomusicology and sound studies. She recently completed a PhD at Oxford University looking at the role of affect and the body in the making of musical publics. She also DJs and is affiliated with the research groups Recomposing the City and Sound Making Space.