Ava Imogen Grayson (they/them) is a Canadian-born sound artist, researcher, pedagogue based permanently in Helsinki. Their work as a trained composer and sound experimenter focuses on creating experiences of interconnection with that which is considered ‘other’. As a pedagogue, their events and workshops invite members of various local communities to learn about various embodied sonic practices.
Their performances are often dependent on collected field recordings and compositional layering that create shifting, contemplative landscapes.
Since 2017, Grayson has been a lecturer at the University of the Arts Helsinki (Sound Art & Sonic Arts). They hold a Master's in Sound in New Media (Aalto University) and a Bachelor of Music Composition (University of British Columbia). Their current doctoral research at Aalto University focuses on tactile, materially-based musical scoring and new approaches to performance within western art music.
“The crucial aspects of the work I do are rooted in the attunement between the human and more-than-human and how meaning translates between mediums and agents.”