“There is a certain beauty in things we are not supposed to find beautiful. In the hidden, the strange, the unsettling. Perhaps because love and fear are the emotions that stay with us the longest?”
About
Sofya Bulatova is a composer and photographer from Kazakhstan, currently based in Vienna. Her music moves through experimental, atmospheric, and sonic territories, with an interest in texture, tension, and unusual ways of shaping sound. Learn more.
Her work has been performed by musicians including Duo Stump-Linshalm, Matthias Lorenz, and Martina Madini. She has participated in Sounds of Now Vienna, FES Ensemble Call for Scores, and Wien Modern. Alongside her compositional work, she works as a Production Assistant at Sounds of Now Vienna, a contemporary music festival. Learn more.
Her photography explores the less obvious side of the city: experimental street photography, industrial spaces, and brutalist architecture, often focusing on texture, structure, and atmosphere. Learn more.
At the core of her practice is a strong interest in concept, the idea behind a work shaping its form, material, and experience. She is particularly drawn to interdisciplinary approaches, looking for connections between different artistic practices and ways of perceiving. Her interests in music and photography naturally meet in this space, with future projects exploring their intersection.
