Since her breakthrough album Patterns of Consciousness (Important Records, 2017), Italian composer Caterina Barbieri has worked with vivid analog synthesis and expanded electro-acoustic formats to explore the physical and metaphysical effects of sound on the listener. Her music, described by Pitchfork as “a mind-altering journey” and “a dreammachine for the ears”, investigates the creative potential of computation and complex generative techniques to explore themes related to memory, time and phenomenology of perception, often interrogating states of trance and emotional intensity. In late 2024, Barbieri was appointed Creative Director for the Venice Biennale Musica, which she will curate for the years of 2025/2026.