selwa abd is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, UI designer & community coordinator living in NYC.
she composes, produces and performs under the alias: BERGSONIST. she curates the NY music blog (since 2010) BIZAARBAZAAR and hosts a monthly radio show on NTS RADIO.
in 2017, she started PICK UP TH E FLOW, an online resource to promote congregation and exchange between peers. It consists of an online resource hub (ig, WEBSITE & newsletter) and private marketplace groups.
in 2019, she started 3AFAK, a project currently co-run with Sanna Almajedi.
she holds a BFA degree in Communication Design from Parsons / The New School. THESIS.
she has performed at spaces such as Basilica Hudson, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Parsons The New School For Design, Flux Factory, Issue Project Room, Spectacle Theater, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Brooklyn College and Boston Museum Of Fine Arts to name a few. she has performed at festivals such as Moogfest, Sonic Acts, Basilica Hudson Drone Festival and By Larm.
she was a panelist/guest speaker at: The New School (invited by professor Dafna Naphtali), Pratt Institute (invited by Raphael Griswold), Columbia University (invited by James Hoff / studio visit to grad students from the Columbia University MFA program), Moogfest (on a panel hosted by Emilie Friedlander), RA Exchange( hosted by Working Women) and MOMA Ps1 (along with Stephen Decker, they organized a pickuptheflow virtual panel).
her work has been covered by The Washington Post, Nouveau York, Bandcamp Daily, RA (breaking through), The Wire, RA, Fact Mag, DJ Mag, AQNB, Zweikommasieben, Spin Mag, Inverted Audio, Juno Plus, The Standard Hotel, The Vinyl Factory, Mixmag Turkey, Trax Mag, Totokaelo, Bomb Magazine, Love Injection, Shure X Mixcloud and Borshch.
selected press links: Nouveau York, The Washington Post, Bandcamp Guide nov 2020, RA Breaking Through, February 2020 - Trax Magazine 229, Interview by Maxime Jacob, March 2020 (print) - Love Injection 55 Interview by Ruth Saxelby, March 2020 (print) - Shure x Mixcloud Interview, November 2019 - Borshch Interview, January 2019 - Bomb Magazine Interview, September 2018
- song commissioned by Tresor for their upcoming 30y anniversary compilation, 2021
- song commissioned by artist Meriem Bennani for her new installation viewing in LA, 2021
- dj set commissioned by LQQK Studio x Vans as part of Discwoman showcase on NTS Radio, 2020
- score for "Jmar", a short-film by Samy Sidali (c)2020MABELFILMS
- score commissioned by Issue Project Room (video by Greg Zifcak), 2020
- soundtrack for an art piece/installation commissioned by artist Janell Langford (via Meo Wolf), 2020
- remix commissioned by Jaipongan Reworks/Asreya Sounds, 2020
- dj set commissioned by Adidas x Room 4 Resistance x NTS showcase, 2019
- soundtrack commissioned for a video promotion by fashion collective Hecha, 2019
- songs featured in a short film by Lynette Nylander & Margot Bowman, 2018
- artwork for 3afak's compilation, 2020
- artwork for pent's new release on Thanks For Enlightening Me, 2021
- artwork for Middle Ouest LP on Optimo Music, 2020
designed by Selwa Abd © 2021