Golnaz Shariatzadeh is a composer and a visual artist from Shiraz, Iran. She explores the tactile aspects of sound and combines it with her drawings to create spaces with psychological forces. Her music has been performed by ensembles such as Elision, broken frames Syndicate, NADAR Ensemble, Ensemble Recherche, NAMES Ensemble and in festivals such as Gaudeamus, Warsaw Autumn, Huddersfield Contemporary music festival, MATA festival and Wien Modern. She is currently a PHD candidate studying with Chaya Czernowin and Hans Tutschku.