transdisciplinary sound artist - sound designer - architect
Neval Tarım is a transdisciplinary artist, sound designer, and educator, based in Istanbul, with a background in architecture and sound art. Her academic and artistic work explores the relationships between sound, space, and perception, combining spatial audio technologies with architectural concepts to create immersive sound environments and narratives.
Neval holds a master's degree in Sonic Arts from the Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), where her thesis focused on compositional strategies for creating experiences of imaginary spaces through headphone listening. Her work spans sound design for visual media, spatial sound compositions, site-specific installations, and immersive live performances, often incorporating urban soundscapes and experimental techniques.
Beyond her artistic practice, Neval contributes to academia through workshops, seminars, and lectures, offering interdisciplinary insights into sound production across architecture, film, visual communication design, and music. She has exhibited her work both locally and internationally and continues to collaborate with students, artists, and communities to push the boundaries of sound and spatial storytelling.
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Born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1991
currently lives and works in Istanbul
transdisciplinary sound artist - sound designer - architect
#sonic arts #architecture #sound design #sound installation
#site-specific sound installation #video art #graphic score
Education
M.A.: 2022, Istanbul Technical University, Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), Music Programme (Sonic Arts)
Master’s Thesis, “Compositional Strategies to Create Experiences of Imaginary Spaces through Headphone Listening”
B.Sc.: 2015, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Architecture
Professional Experience and Awards
2022-still Sound Editor & Recordist, Melodika Sound Production
2019-still Workshop Instructor, Istanbul Technical University, Bilgi University, Marmara University, MEF University, Kadir Has University, Bahçeşehir University, Turkish Design Council, Ableton UG Istanbul.
2023-Guest Lecturer, Bahcesehir University "Audio for Moving
Image" (Elective course, Music Department)
2022-2023 Guest Lecturer, Istanbul Bilgi University
"Audio for Moving Image" (Elective course, Cinema Department)
"Sound for Visuals" (Elective course, Visual Communication Design Department)
2019 Natural Building, Marmaris Eco-Demo House for Children (architect, builder)
2016-2018 Architectural Office, Ozer-Urger Architecture (architect)
2012 Architectural Competition, BONFIRE: Open Architectural Competition (Jury’s Special Edition)
Shows
2024, June 17-18th, Concert, Spatial Audio Gathering, "SPATIO 2" (3D sound system, Spatial Composition with 8 speakers), at PACE Studio, De Montfort University, Leicester/England
2024, April 7th - March 30th, Group Exhibition, “Urban Acoustic Speculations” (10 Channel Sound Installation, Collaborative Sound Composition), at Arthere Istanbul
2023, January 21st, Concert, Spatial Live Performance at Yeldegirmeni Sanat part of Noise Festival
2022, December 29th, Concert, "SPATIO 2" (3D sound system, Spatial Composition with 8 speakers), SONIFIED A Symposium of Sonic Practices, at Arter Museum/Istanbul
2022 Group Exhibition, "SPATIO" (Sound and Space Installation with Visual Supportive Items), BASE 2022, Akaretler/Sıraevler, Istanbul
2022 Group Exhibition, "SOFRA" (Sound Installation), BASE + Jumbo, YapıKredi Bomontiada, Istanbul
2022 Radio Art Participant, "Memory House" (Binaural audio), 60 Seconds Radio, Montreal, Qc. Canada
2022 Audiovisual Live Performance at Atlas
2022 Curational team, MediSoup-Healing. Listening to a Brave New World
2021 Sound design for the solo exhibition by Halil Sercan Tunalı, A Primitive Space Journey, Galeri 77, Karaköy, Istanbul
2021 Concert, MediSoup-Unmasking. Experimental Sonic Practices (online)
2020 Online Concert, Sharing the Sound, VIRO-MANIFESTAL (sound & text composition and video), ITU MIAM, Istanbul
2020 Group Exhibition, "VIRO-MANIFESTAL" (Sound-text composition and video), MamutArt Project, YapıKredi Bomontiada, Istanbul
2019 Concert, From the Sun to the Moon with MIAM Improvisation Ensemble, S FSS NEF FE (piece for 3 vocals and electronics), ITU MIAM, Istanbul
2018 Concert, Comprovasations, SPATIO (Quadrophonic soundscape composition), ITU MIAM, Istanbul
2018 Concert, Play Fast Rewind, Ivs (Electroacoustic fixed media piece), ITU MIAM, Istanbul
Teaching Experiences
2024, December 7th, Workshop, “Sound Postcards from Rasimpasa/Kadikoy: Urban Sound Exploration and Collage Workshop #2”, Ableton UG Istanbul @Hos Atolye
2024, July 20th, Workshop, “Sound Postcards from Bosphorus: Urban Sound Exploration and Collage Workshop #1”, Turkey Design Council @Kuzguncuk Pier
2024, February 29th, Lecture, “Sound Spaces”, Marmara University
2024, January 21th, Seminar, “Space-Sound-Perception”, part of Noise of Istanbul Festival
2024, November 1st, Drawing Sound Workshop/Live Music Performance, Bilgi University Drawing Class
2021, December 2nd, Lecture on Sound and Space Relations, Istanbul Technical University (One lecture)
2021 Workshop, Urban Sound Awareness and Representation #3, MEF University (One-week online workshop)
2020 Workshop, Sound Mapping, Istanbul Technical University (One-week online workshop)
2020 Workshop, Sound Poetry, Kadir Has University (One-week online workshop)
2019 Workshop, Urban Sound Awareness and Representation #2, MEF University (One-week workshop)
2019 Soundwalk, with students at World Listening Day, Karaköy, Istanbul
2019 Workshop, Urban Sound Awareness and Representation #1, Ozyegin University (Ten days summer architectural design studio)
2019 Workshop, Sound Sculpture, Istanbul Technical University (One week workshop)
2019 Presentation, Recent work on sound-space relation called SPATIO, ITU MIAM
2019 Architectural Design Studio, Soundscape, Istanbul Technical University (One-semester guest instructor)
Talk
2024, June 17-18th, Symposium, Spatial Audio Gathering, "Compositional Strategies to Create Experiences of Imaginary Spaces through Headphone Listening", De Montfort University, Leicester/England
2022, Symposium, International Graduate Research Symposium IGRS’22, "Compositional Strategies to Create Experiences of Imaginary Spaces through Headphone Listening"
2021, February 4-5th, Online Seminar, Current Research in Music, "SPATIO: An Electroacoustic Composition Model for Spatial Narration and Navigation", MIAM Colloquium 2020 Fall, İstanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2021, November 5th, Round table talk, organized by IBB and Department of Cultural Assets for a series of interdisciplinary methodology discussions, Ataturk Library, Istanbul
Press
2024, March 29th, Exhibition Announcement, Mimarizm,
“Urban Acoustic Speculations” (online architectural magazine)
2024, August 27th, Book Chapter, “A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros”, Edited by Stephanie Loveless, MIT Press, Publisher: Terra Nova Press.
2022, December 12th, Exhibition Review by Melike Bayık, Argonatlar Sanat, “Gizil Bir Duygudasşlık” (online art magazine)
2022, July, Book Chapter, “Trans.Studio: Via Istanbul / Istanbul Araciliginda”, Edited by Ayse Senturer & Erenalp Buyuktopcu, Publisher: YEM Yayin.
2022 Interview, Argonatlar Sanat, "BASE 2022’de öne çıkan 11 sanatçıyla konuştuk" (online art magazine)
2020 Interview, Mimarizm, Mamut Art Project: “VIRO-MANIFESTAL” (online architectural magazine)
2020 Conversations, MamutArt Project.
2013, April 12th, Arkitera, “Ateş Deneyimi: Bonfire Open International Architectural Competition yarışmasında Jüri Özel Ödülü'ne layık görülen proje.”