Arpataïk

In their project ARPATAÏK, harpist Miriam Adefris (AUT/ETH) and sound artist/composer Ganaël Dumreicher (AUT/LUX) combine harp and electronics. Familiar harp sounds are abstracted, deconstructed, and reassembled through sound synthesis, expanding the instrument’s spectrum beyond conventional playing techniques. This process generates new sonic materials and structures, while digital effects amplify the harp’s delicate, ornamented textures to the extreme.

Since forming in 2020, ARPATAÏK has performed at Austrian stages including Wellenklänge, Festival for Contemporary Trends Lunz am See, Contesting Border Regimes Vienna and the Austrian Fashion Awards. Their work deliberately crosses artistic boundaries, collaborating with media artist Tina Frank and her students, who visually shaped their Wellenklänge performance, or with poet Faris Cucu, creating hybrid performances between poetry and concert.