SOOJI KIM
Sooji is a Melbourne-based instrumentalist and composer. Classically trained in violin, Sooji’s explorations of improvisation and experimental music are informed by an attention to the nuances of timbre, tone and micro tunings. Her current practise is positioned at the nexus of acoustic instruments and electronic synthesisers, driving formal innovation through controlled experimentation. This work explores the metaphor of the ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ world by deploying the ‘acoustic’ and ‘synthetic’ to achieve new aural syntheses.
RECENT WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Solo Electronic LP ‘First Loves #2’ 2021, Australian Arts Orchestra, ‘Closed Beginnings’ 2021,Chairway to Heaven installation Mona Foma 2021,Woodwind and analogue synthesiser collaboration through Creative Victoria's Sustaining Creative Workers funding program 2020, ‘Hypnos Cave’ Collaborative composer with Robin Fox and MESS for Mona Foma 2020, SONIC MASS electroacoustic quartet, 2020 Melbourne Music Week ‘MESS PRESENTS’ performance, 2019, 2018, Jon Rose Retrospective, Substation Violin 2019, Australian Arts Orchestra Electroacoustic project, Violin 2019,‘Cling Clang Clutter’ National LP Tour, EMPAT LIMA 2018, MESS (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studios) Professional Development Program Selected Participant 2018, 2019, Time, Place, Space NOMAD Residency, Arts House Melbourne 2017, KOCHI AIR Collaborative Arts Residency, India 2016, Australia-Indonesia Institute (DFAT) general grants round for WANITA 2015, Darmasiswa scholarship for study Indonesia 2013
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