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 through remembrance: An autoethnography of presence in the age of disposability

Listening through remembrance is an artistic research project, meaning that my artistic doings are my main means of inquiry. In this research, I am looking into the concept of presence to explore a relationship with the world that is not based on disposability, that is, on fast-paced discard and replacement (and, therefore, forgetfulness). For that, I am using the notions of remembrance and listening to find (or even create) the "anchor points" that we need to acknowledge ourselves as part of the reality we inhabit. Jean-Luc Nancy's continual ideas on presence and listening related to remaining open to the unfoldings of the world represent one of the theoretical pillars of the research. My objective is to understand remembrance as an access point to this kind of attitude toward the world, allowing meanings and values to be continuously restored through a sense of familiarity, intimacy, or closeness. My field practice takes place in my homeland, in rural Southeastern Spain, and the images, sounds, objects, and voices collected from it are collectively recalled in a series of three multimedia installations in which I invite the audience, back in Finland, to further engage with their own remembrances.