VioTar is my violin prepared with setar strings collected from the places I’ve visited. By changing the tuning and frequencies, I explore new sonic possibilities and question why the violin, an instrument with its own history, still sounds the same.
This practice reflects my experience as a Kurdish in diaspora: displaced, seeking my voice, and navigating between the sounds of the present and those of memory. Playing VioTar reconnects me with the curiosity of learning the violin for the first time, while opening me to new textures, resonances, and a decolonial way of listening.
