Mariachiara Troianiello, the Italian sound artist behind the moniker Katatonic Silentio, works at the crossroads of electronic music, performing arts and sound studies. Both as a live performer and an independent researcher, she seeks to bridge different spheres and approaches to sonic production.
Active as a DJ for almost 20 years, her sets adopt multiple forms: from pure abstraction through a mix of musique concrète, world, spoken word, ambient or dub to club-oriented beats, crossing techno, left-field or drum'n'bass.
Mariachiara views sound as a critical tool and has a genuine interest in exploring sonic possibilities and practices from both artistic and sociological perspectives. As a composer, she explores the interplay between sound, space, movement, and the body through her work in theatre and dance. As a researcher, her current work delves into the more ancient and mythological dimensions of sound, exploring the origins of sound itself and tracing its evolution from primitive cultures to the modern world.
She has performed at numerous festivals around the world including Dekmantel, Berlin Atonal, Waking Life, Draaimolen, Transart, New Now & Mutek, Jazz Is Dead, Paral·lel, Nextones, Meakusma, La Nature, Mostra, Fuori Festival & Festival Dei Due Mondi, among others; in clubs such as Tresor, OHM, Blitz, Saule, De School, Strange Brew, Fold, Corsica Studios... Her works have appeared at institutions such as Triennale di Milano, Studio di Fonologia RAI di Milano, Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, among others; and she has been releasing on Delsin, Ilian Tape, Krisis Publishing, Midnight Shift, Fleur Sauvage, Die Orakel among others.
Of her current works, it is worth mentioning the A/V project ⊙ (Circled Dot) with multimedia artist LOREM; other collaborations include Tobias., VC118a and Daniel[I]; Azu Tiwaline and the choreographer and dancer Olimpia Fortuni.