ABOUT
In 2021, Ronsdorf graduated from the Dutch Art Institute with a research project on the feedbacking archive of female electronic music pioneers and the political potential of sound. This research forms the basis of The Listening Project, a collective she founded with Rosalie Wammes and Roos Pollmann. Together, they create new work inspired by figures such as Delia Derbyshire and Éliane Radigue, using archives and existing recordings as material for performances and installations.
Another significant collaboration is Spill Gold, a duo with percussionist Nina de Jong in which experimental pop, noise, and electronic music converge. Spill Gold has released two albums on Knekelhuis Records in the Netherlands and Teenage Menopause Records in France, and tours extensively across Europe.
Alongside her autonomous and collective projects, Ronsdorf also composes for theater, including for Orkater (XX), Noord Nederlands Toneel (Witch Hunt), and Het Nationale Theater (Mother Courage).
Since 2025, much of her work has grown from field recordings, allowing her listening and singing to attune to the non-human world. Recent works are inspired by the melting Morteratsch Glacier, birds in the hills around Takeo in Japan, and subterranean drones deep within the earth. These recordings form the foundation for a solo album scheduled for release at the end of 2026.
Her work is rooted in attentiveness and a continuous search for resonance, maintaining an open ear to the subtle, slow, and often hidden sounds of the world around us.
Contact: rosaronsdorf@gmail.com
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