During a live performance on October 25 Egyptian artist Aya Metwalli will activate the ten reflectors in the sound- and light installation Retaining The Energy, but Losing the Image. Nicolas Jaar will accompany Metwalli with a live set during this Improv night.

During his ten-week Chapter, Nicolas Jaar invites several national and international artists to join him at Het HEM.
On October 25, we welcome Egyptian artist Aya Metwalli for a peformance in the exhibition space.

During this Improv night, Aya Metwalli & Nicolas Jaar will activate the reflectors in the installation creating an ever-changing environment of interlinked reflections and feedback chains. Retaining the Energy, but Losing the Image consists of rotating reflectors that capture and emit sound and light. Don't miss out on this hallucinatory sound experience!

Aya Metwalli is a singer / songwriter, composer and producer. Influenced by both Egyptian pop music and renowned classics she listened to while growing up, she creates "strange sounds coming out of synthesizers and drum machines”. Her music can be described as experimental pop or avant pop. Next to musical performances, Metwalli has been exploring different art disciplines such as dance and theatre to continue bringing performativity into her live music shows.