This sound installation by Miriam Adefris is part of TUNE, the monthly series of short residencies by artists working between sound, music, and visual art. Each year, two artists from the current program are selected to create a sound installation that is presented in the Terrassensaal for 6 months.
Harpist and composer Miriam Aderfris takes inspiration from feelings of vastness and intimacy, and how they can coexist at the same time and space. The artist explores the texture of sound as well as its relationship to its surroundings as she seeks to create alternative forms of connection through attentive, spatial listening.
Through electronic processing, these intimate gestures are transformed into dense layers of arpeggiated chords and walls of sound that feel expansive, dense and maximalist. Throughout the piece these states of vastness and intimacy, which at first seem to be in opposition, gradually move towards each other, merging into a soundscape that is both grand and intricate.
Feelings associated with these states such as fear and vulnerability, contrasted with serenity and a profound sense of connectedness, are called into question. Can there be a space where these emotions coexist without contradicting one another?
Curated by Sarah Miles with Aditi Kapoor
Artist info
Miriam Adefris
Miriam Adefris is a harpist and composer based in London. She utilises the analogue harp sound and electronic processing, with an interest in textures and the reciprocity of sound and surrounding. Rooted in both improvisation and composed structures, her solo sets aim to immerse and create auditory experiences that offer alternate ways of connection. She amalgamates diverse musical influences which include studies of classical harp in Vienna and her immersion in London’s rich experimental and jazzmusic scene.Apart from playing her own music, collaborating with other artists as well as creating sound installations and music for visuals are a main focus of her work.
Since 2023, Miriam Adefris gained attention beyond UK boarders due to her work withelectronic musician Floating Points, singer Ganayva, multi-instrumentalist Shabaka Hutchings and others, touring around the world and playing at a wide range of festivals and venues like Sidney Opera House (AUS), Knockdown Center New York (US), Primavera Barcelona (ES), London Jazz Festival (UK), Xjazz! Festival Berlin (GER), Popfest Vienna (AT), Transmissions Ravenna (IT), C2C Festival Torino (IT) and many others.Miriam’s new project Flur, consisting of her, Isaac Robertson and Dillon Harrison, releasedtheir “spellbinding debut” (Pitchfork) on Paris-based label Latency in September 2025 to widespread critical acclaim