Khabat Abas

Khabat Abas is an experimental cellist and improviser from Kurdistan Iraq. Her work based on sound research, beginning with the acoustic cello, prepared cello and recently with adapted cello; all this is a creation of a place full of fissures and hidden corners, as an environment that was shattered by conflict.

Khabat’s main focus arises between her lived experience as a cellist and the material agency of her instruments. She explores new ways of playing and new physical relationships with the cello. In her practice Khabat raises questions about what is out of bounds, raising the possibilities of sounds that cannot be controlled.

Links: https://khabatabas.com
https://soundcloud.com/khabat-abas
https://www.puregoldfestival.com/khabat-abas