photo credits: ©Joana B.H. Almeida
Liliana Carvalho is a Portuguese architect and Sound Artist.
During her Diploma in Architecture she had the opportunity to study and work in Poland, Germany, Portugal and UK, more specifically in London.
While partaking in her architectural studies, she was also involved with ru( as radio technician and broadcaster, where she discovered the active scene of electronic music, and gained her first hands-on experience in sound. She soon became increasingly connected, appearing as guest DJ or managing few events promoted by Portuguese techno label Soniculture; and was later involved with the production of Forte Festival [ed.2014]. The co-founding and co-managing of the early stages of SonicLab served as a milestone for her in regards to forthcoming experimental projects with sound, commencing with the installation XNX [premiered at Semibreve Festival '14] and additionally with the research project Sensorium.
Eager to break new ground in Architecture she relocated to London in 2015, where alongside her employment as a practicing architect, she also began to study the practice of Sound Art
These explorations were not only crucially influential in forming her artistic perspective, but also an important motivation in making her determined to illustrate the inherent possible qualities that exist in the relationship between Sound and Space.