Kaðlín Sara Ólafsdóttir is an artist currently studying at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague. Mostly she works with cassettes and cassette players, exploring the possibilities of low-quality sound and obsolete materials. Recently, she has made compositions, live performances and sound installations focusing on nostalgia and deterioration by bringing to light the imperfections of the cassette player and connecting it to the imperfections of memory.
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Kaðlín is a composer based in The Hague. Her work reflects on deterioration by drawing parallels between the imperfections of memory and technology. Combining old cassettes with field recordings and live instruments she creates dreamy soundscapes sometimes inhabited by ghosts.
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Education:
2021- Master of Arts in Sonology, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
2016-20 Bachelor of Music in Sonology, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
2013 Sound engineering at Musik og Teaterhøjskolen.
Work Experience:
2020- On-Call worker at the Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
2019-20 Internship at the Electronic Workshop, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
Curation and Production:
2021- Ung Nordisk Musik Festival. Board member of the Icelandic delegation.
2021- Curation and organisation of event series ‘New Music Lab Sessions’.
2018-19 Curation and organisation of event series ‘CASS’.
Selected Performances, Residencies and Gallery Installations:
2022 Living Room, cosmos, Lisbon, Portugal
2021 Threads: Sonic Ceremonies, Trixie, The Hague, Netherlands
Live processing with field recordings and cassette players.
Museumnacht, Studio Loos, The Hague, Netherlands
Performance of my work-in-process.
Space Echo, Het Hem, Zaandam, Netherlands
Performance of 8-channel fixed media piece ‘flutter’.
Studio Loos, The Hague, Netherlands
Artistic Research Residency.
2020 RASK#4 in Mengi, Reykjavík, Iceland
Live processing with multiple cassette players. Accompanied by Toby Kruit.
2019 RASK#2 in Mengi, Reykjavík, Iceland
Live processing of vocals and multiple cassette players.
Willem Twee, Den Bosch, Netherlands
Premiere of ‘Teipitog’ for piano and cassette players in addition to a performance of 8-channel fixed media piece ‘wow’.
Rear Ear Steim, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Live processing of vocals and multiple cassette players.
next_generation Festival Karlsruhe, Germany
Premiere of 8-channel fixed media piece ‘wow’.
Raflost Electronic Arts Festival, Reykjavík, Iceland
Live processing of vocals and multiple cassette players.
2018 Frá Íslandi KEG, Schijndel, Netherlands
Sound installation called ‘Hverfandi’, a cassette with two stories. Performed a smaller-scale version of hringrásir at the opening.
Haagse Kunstring, The Hague, Netherlands
Premiere of sound installation ‘hringrásir’, two cassette players playing two giant tape loops.
2017 next_generation Festival Karlsruhe, Germany
Premiere of 4-channel fixed media piece ‘Men in groups: No meaning.’
Commissions and Grants:
2021 The Composer fund of The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service and STEF.
2019 Sound Installation for KABK Open Day.
2018 Fixed media and Live Processing with a trumpet player for their final exam.
Fixed media for KABK Fashion department final exhibition.
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