Magda Drozd
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2025
Magda Drozd, born in 1987 in Warsaw, has lived in Zurich since 2011 and is a composer, violinist, and sound artist. On the label Präsens Editionen, she has released three publications: Songs for Plants (2019), 18 Floors (2021), Viscera (2023). Further releases followed on Hallow Ground for their compilation Epiphanies or on Flaming Pines for Cassette Album by Salomé Voegelin. Together with Nicola Genovese, she founded the duo Sopraterra, which in 2025 released the LP Seven Dances to Embrace the Hollow on Präsens Editionen and La Becque Editions. She works regularly as a composer and musician for art projects, theater, dance and radio productions.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
