About me

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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

    Compos(t)ing: Resisting disposability through sedimented listening

    Compos(t)ing is an artistic research project, meaning that my artistic doings are my main means of inquiry. This project was born from the need to resist today’s turn toward disposability. Inspired by Nadia Seremetakis’ concept of “dust”, my inquiry responds to fast-paced discarding and forgetfulness, and aims to acknowledge the self as compos(t)ed with layers of sedimented memory, that is, with the traces that objects, places, and voices leave as an imprint on our bodies. The artistic practice of compos(t)ing turns toward listening as a catalyst of remembrance, that is, as a means to re-engage with those layers of sedimented memory. Through the re-assemblage of documented (re)encounters with objects, places, and voices in the format of multimedia installations, this re-engagement is further extended to the audience. The project ultimately aims at answering the following question: How can the practice of compos(t)ing, that is, of composing with compost, restore our capacity to become vessels of memory as a means of resisting the estrangement of a disposable world?


I use SuperCollider programming language for generating or processing sound in some of my works. You can check out my GitHub for some SuperCollider tutorials and other specific codes I am developing.

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