IRA HADŽIĆ — Superposition Of Two Wave-systems (tape)

Berlin-based sound artist IRA HADŽIĆ presents a distinctive approach to gong music: a practice rooted in deep listening and an ongoing investigation into the physical dimensions of sound.Coming from a multilingual background, IRA HADŽIĆ became interested in sound through exploring how different languages can coexist as sonic material beyond their semantic meaning - as something more fundamental, internal and introspective. This inquiry led her to create works for dance performances and radio, including commissions for broadcasters such as Deutschlandfunk Kultur and SWR. The compositions move between text, field recordings, resonance, and silence.In 2023, her exploration of PAULINE OLIVEROS’ “Deep Listening” method, with its emphasis on perception as a way of relating to sound, sparked an interest in the gong. Training as a Deep Listening facilitator at the Center for Deep Listening further informed this artistic direction. Since then, the gong has become the primary instrument for live performance, opening up possibilities to explore the physical experience of sound in relation to the body, space and different environments. Increasingly present in Berlin’s experimental music scene, HADŽIĆ has been developing and refining her sonic language through numerous live performances in recent years, both solo and in collaboration with musicians such as CEDRIK FERMONT, WERNER DURAND, DIRK DRESSELHAUS (aka Schneider TM), BILIANA VOUTCHKOVA and MICHAEL THIEKE (The Pitch). Festival appearances include Heroines of Sound and the Audible Edge Festival in Perth.The recordings for “Superposition of Two Wave-Systems” were made during a six-month concert and research tour through New Zealand and Australia in 2026. A pivotal encounter with The Spectrum Chamber, Charles Ross’ installation at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, provided the conceptual starting point for the album. Drawing on the spectrum of light, the work prompted a reflection on light and sound as wave phenomena—two systems of vibration experienced through different senses. The resulting 40-minute piece unfolds as a study in resonance: meditative and minimal, yet rich in tonal detail. Through subtle shifts in texture, HADŽIĆ brings the physical substance of sound to the fore, creating space for attentive listening.