About me

Hi! My name is Pilar Miralles and I was born in Almería (Spain) in 1997. I am a sound artist and researcher based in Helsinki (Finland). I speak Spanish, English, and a decent French. You can find my artist statement and short bio in the home page.

Education

• Doctoral researcher (Arts Study Programme) at DocMus Doctoral School of the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland, ongoing)
• Preparatory doctoral researcher at DocMus Doctoral School of the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland, 2024)
• Master of Music in Composition at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland, 2022)
• Master’s Degree in Electroacoustic Composition at "Centro Superior Katarina Gurska” of Madrid (Spain, 2020)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Composition at the Royal Higher Conservatory of Music “Victoria Eugenia” of Granada (Spain, 2019)

Ongoing research

Listening homeward: On how to remember in the age of disposability

Listening homeward is an artistic research project, meaning that my artistic doings are my main means of inquiry. This research aims at understanding listening as a catalyst of remembrance in the context of a world in which things are susceptible to being quickly and effortlessly discarded, replaced, and, therefore, forgotten. The project has been developing through the documentation of my field trips, in which I re-encounter certain places, objects, and voices from my homeland in rural Southeastern Spain, the re-engagement with the documented material back in Finland, and its re-assemblage in a series of three multimedia installations, so that this re-engagement can be further extended to an audience. Ultimately, the research aims at answering the following question: How can listening help us remember in a world of disposable nature? That is, how can we “make home” through listening in such a context?