
Bela

Bela
Biografía
Their practice involves extreme vocal performances accompanying meticulous electronic composition of pungmul music. bela's recent performances engage in the depths of queerness and miscommunication across and beyond the boundaries of language by critically positioning oneself as an unheard speaker in traditional Korean narratives.
bela’s 2022 tour with okkyung lee and Yeong Die includes shows in Cafe OTO, the white hotel, A4 Bratislava and more. They performed at CTM Festival(2023), Unsound Festival Kraków(2022), and Rewire Festival(2022). bela also participated in Berlin’s citywide exhibition Out of Scale: transmediale(2023). Their releases include [Guidelines](Éditions Appærent, 2021), [2020] (Helicopter Records, 2021), [why are you so lost sweetie](Podunk Label, 2020).
bela also played as a DJ at clubs in Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Berlin. They are in residence with the Psychic Liberation event series, having done international radio shows for PL with HÖR and Montez Press Radio. bela is a co-runner of Sorrow Club*: a mixed event series involving music and performance from global acts such as Ana Roxanne, Lucy Liyou, Salamanda and Swan Meat.




