Khabat Abas: Traces of Else Marie Pade

Working across music, sound, and performance, Abas investigates time, space, and memory through everyday sounds, music, and noise. Moving beyond traditional norms, the Kurdistan-Iraqi artist crafts cellos from diverse materials, composes and improvises, and incorporates her body into performance. Through musical improvisation, her exercises of echoes and resistance trace a path toward acoustic exploration. Delving into how we experience sound, particularly across different geopolitical contexts, Abas seeks to intersect political realities with personal expression, challenging established systems of value, discipline, and control. In this 30-minute live performance, experimentation becomes an act of resistance, and listening transforms into a shared experience of imagination.

The event is presented in collaboration with MaerzMusik 2026. Visitors are also encouraged to attend a concert by Ellen Fullman and the JACK Quartet, performed twice at 7pm and 9pm at the St. Elisabeth Church, a short walk from KW.