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Maia Urstad is an artist working at the intersection of audio and visual art. Technological progress and communications technology are pervasive themes in her projects, using radio as a key audio, visual and conceptual element, commenting on the temporary nature of present technology, and what traces and stories we leave behind when new inventions enter our daily lives. Urstad has been an active contributor to the Norwegian and international contemporary art scene since the mid 80ties. She is part of the international sound art collective Freq_out curated by CM von Hausswolff, and a co-founder of Lydgalleriet in Bergen. She has created light-and sound installations in collaboration with artist Hilde Hauan since 2007, and together with artist Anton Kats and curator Eva Rowson, they formed Project MÆKUR following a residency at Bergen Kunsthall in 2018, at Lighthouse in Brighton 2019 and Sonic Acts Academy 2020.