Mariachiara Troianiello, the Italian sound artist behind the moniker Katatonic Silentio, works at the crossroads of electronic music, performing arts and sound studies. Both as a live performer and an independent researcher, she seeks to bridge different spheres and approaches to sonic production.

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Active as a DJ for more than 15 years, her sets adopt multiple forms, fluctuating between an analogue past and a technological, fast-paced future. At times, her sets focus on pure abstraction, consisting of ethereal soundscapes that seek to transcend the tangible through a mix of musique concrète, world, spoken word, ambient or dub. At others, they come across as concrete and club-oriented, crossing techno, broken beats or drum'n'bass.

 

Mariachiara views sound as a critical tool and has a genuine interest in exploring sonic possibilities and practices from both artistic and sociological perspectives.

​As a composer, she explores the interplay between sound, space, movement, and the body through her work in theatre and dance. As a researcher, her current work delves into the more ancient and mythological dimensions of sound, exploring the origins of sound itself and tracing its evolution from primitive cultures to the modern world.

She has performed at numerous festivals around the world including Berlin Atonal, Transart, New Now & Mutek, Jazz Is Dead, Paral·lel, Nextones, Meakusma, La Nature, Mostra, Fuori Festival & Festival Dei Due Mondi, Draaimolen among others. 

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Her works have appeared at institutions such as Triennale di Milano, Studio di Fonologia RAI di Milano, Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, among others. 

 

She has released music on labels like Delsin, Ilian Tape, Midnight Shift, Fleur Sauvage, among others.

Her latest collaborations include the light design collective AnonimaLuci; multimedia artist LOREM; producer and dj December; trumpeter and sound designer Jacopo Buda.