ÃSSIA GHENDIR

TRANSDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
& SOMATIC PRACTITIONER

United Kingdom

Fall 2025

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Contact Info

Instagram: assiaghendir

BIOGRAPHY

ãssia ghendir is a cross-disciplinary artist working at the convergence of voice, movement, and sound who is currently based in London. Their practice weaves together geological soundscapes, devotional and lamentation vocal techniques, and somatic, non-verbal expressions of voice and body. Through these modalities, ãssia investigates and embodies elemental and spiritual resonance of the body, drawing connections between land and human experience. Their work seeks to embody and channel potent, transformative and visceral forces, inviting audiences into immersive encounters rooted in vulnerability and transcendence. They aim to evoke deep, sensory experiences that resonate beyond language, revealing dialogues between body, land, and memory. In 2024, ãssia performed extensively internationally, in Tunisia, Spain, France, Italy, Corsica, Ireland, Austria, and Portugal. Beyond their artistic practice, ãssia works in a palliative care unit, singing to people at end of life, and they also work with adults that have complex and profound disabilities in somatic movement sessions. The majority of this work is non-verbal.

PROJECT

During their residency, ãssia will continue shaping a long-form musical piece that interlaces geological soundscapes with experimental vocal work. Through intuitive vocal techniques, they will explore Fes’ acoustic heritage—voicing into ruins, echoing chambers, and spaces of deep stillness. Listening closely to the archaeology of the medina, and reaching toward the mineral terrains of the Middle Atlas, they will collect field recordings that embody the untold stories and memories of the land.