selwa abd is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, UI designer & community organizer 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&newsletter) and private marketplaces groups (Co-run with Stephen Decker).
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, 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 at: The New School (invited by professor Dafna Naphtali), Moogfest (on a panel with Debit), RA Exchange(curated by Working Women) and MOMA Ps1 (virtually).
her work has been covered by The Washington Post, 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 to name a few.
selected press links: The Washington Post, Bandcamp Guide nov 2020, RA Breaking Through, February 2020 - Trax Magazine 229, Interview "Bergsonist quand la techno ne paye pas le loyer" 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
- soundtrack commission for "Jmar", a film by Samy Sidali (c)2020MABELFILMS
- score commissioned by Issue Project Room (video by Greg Zifcak), 2020.
- music for an art piece/installation commissioned by artist Janell Langford (via Meo Wolf), 2020.
- soundtrack commissioned for a video promotion by Hecha, 2019.
- songs featured in a short film by Lynette Nylander & Margot Bowman, 2018.
designed by Selwa Abd © 2021