Born in Geneva in 1983. Lives in Strasbourg, France. Production and distribution circuits traditionally tend to separate visual art spaces from those linked to music. On the contrary, Zahra Poonawala tries to marry the sensations and find a means of expression connected to her dual background as artist and musician. She questions the birth of harmony, this spark that turns a sound into an object of spatial experience, with its density, its presence, or its absence. Zahra Poonawala graduated from the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) in 2007 in the “Off Formats” Art section. In 2010 she integrated with honours from the Fresnoy National Contemporary Arts Studio in Tourcoing with her interactive sound installation TUTTI in 2012. Her art work has been recognized through grants from the Alsace Region (Drac, AIC and AAA), Pro Helvetia Foundation, Swiss Cultural Fund and from several international residencies. More information here
