Kaśka Paluch is a musicologist, music journalist, sound artist, and educator, and the creator of Noise From Iceland—the first-ever sound map of Iceland. Originally from Zakopane, Poland, she studied musicology at Jagiellonian University and has published in Onet.pl, Tygodnik Powszechny, Noisey, LAIF, and Presto.
Since moving to Iceland in 2017, she has explored its sonic landscape, capturing the sounds of wind, glaciers, volcanoes, and urban life. Noise From Iceland has evolved into a cultural and ecological archive, preserving disappearing natural soundscapes and traditional Icelandic music. Her work has been recognized internationally, with Ryūichi Sakamoto incorporating her recordings into his Playback installation, presented at Haus der Kunst in Munichand the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. Her soundscapes were also featured at the Venice Biennale, where they became part of an installation by the Japanese art collective Dumb Type.
Her project Sólheimajökull, performed on the grand organ of Hallgrímskirkja, merges AI-driven composition with field recordings. Using a Pure Data patch, she transformed the sounds of the Sólheimajökull glacier into MIDI-controlled organ harmonies, creating a powerful fusion of nature, technology, and music. The resulting composition, set in A minor, combines glacial frequencies with harmonic structures and a basso continuo, reflecting the raw, majestic nature of Iceland’s landscape.
Beyond her artistic work, Paluch is a dedicated educator, teaching field recording, podcasting, and sound design at Víkurskóli in Reykjavík and SFS Mixtúra Creative Center. She emphasizes active listening, sound awareness, and the use of technology in creative storytelling, encouraging students to explore the world through sound.
me@noisefromiceland.com
