Mira Calix, pioneering sound artist and composer, dies at 52

Chantal Passamonte, known professionally as Mira Calix, was born in 1970 and died in 2022. Originally from South Africa, she made her mark as a UK-based composer, producing six innovative albums for Warp Records and creating renowned public sound sculptures. Her orchestral piece 'Nunu', which premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in 2004 alongside the London Sinfonietta and amplified insects, toured venues such as Moscow's Mariinsky Concert Hall and Singapore's Esplanade. For the 2012 London Olympics, she developed 'Nothing Is Set In Stone'. In 2019, she worked with United Visual Artists on a kinetic sculpture and engaged with Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'The Third Paradise' in Brussels. Her 2016 project 'End of Line' with Goshka Macuga fused dance, sound, and sculpture, highlighting her innovative contributions to music and art, as noted by Warp Records.