ABOUT

Bianca Chu’s practice weaves across multidisciplinary terrains of sound, writing, research, and curation, exploring the mysteries and synchronicities of this world and of unseen worlds. Through serial collaboration and facilitation, Bianca’s projects move fluidly between artistic, strategic, and community-based forms. Her methodology seeks to create novel forms of shared experience, deepening cultural exchange and knowledge co-production. She is the creator, curator and presenter of Nocturn, an art commissioning and live programme series at nightclub 17 Little Portland Street, London; Director of Turnbull Studio, custodian of the estates of artists Kim Lim and William Turnbull; and writer behind A Library of Seeds and Sonics, a monthly Substack exploring sound, philosophical and speculative inquiry, embodiment, and social relations. Under the moniker Alcyoni, her sonic practice blends devotional sound, mantra recitation, field recording, and experimental voice into improvised ritual performance. Rooted in the study of Nāda Yoga and non-dual philosophies, her instruments include harmonium, bowls, Electro-Harmonix 45000, and the body to craft sound as invocation: a bridge between heart-mind, embodiment, and vital energy. Bianca holds a Master’s in Material & Visual Culture, Anthropology, UCL and a joint degree in Chinese Studies (Language, History & Philosophy) & History of Art from the University of Edinburgh.