ALICE LIBERTÉ + GOTGHA + $RIP & VDOT

Alice Liberté

Alice Liberté is an artist from Fribourg active in film, photography, and music. She self-identifies within the “trope” of trans women producing sounds that are sometimes harsh, always marked by the lived experiences of trans and queer people. Between loving warmth and stories of things lived through the body, Alice releases her passions and dark thoughts through a Requiem. Whether as life narrative or as an extrapolation of feelings through violence, gore, and gloom - but also beauty, love, lightness, peace, and above all detours between these realms.

The world is a vast zoo - that is her true setting.

Between utopian anticipation and grim reality.

Gotgha

Gotgha (aka Luc Häfliger, they/them) is a Zurich-based composer, performer, and sound artist. Their practice revolves around the question of how we can recode space through sonic experience. Through the lens of noise, they explore sonic and performative states in which the boundaries between control and ecstasy become fluid. Their works seamlessly weave together composition and improvisation.

They are a founding member of doxa shroti, a collective that organizes monthly guerrilla concerts in underpasses—acts of listening and community-building within Zurich’s experimental music scene. As a collaborator, Gotgha regularly performs and composes alongside Joseph Baan, maintaining an ongoing dialogue with Baan’s performance and visual arts practice. They also work closely with Margaretha Jüngling, creating sonic environments for her multisensory performances.

Gotgha’s work has been presented in both national and international contexts, including les Urbaines, Drifts Festival Helsinki, Kunsthalle Zürich, Kunsthalle Baselland, Tanzhaus Zürich, ZKM Karlsruhe, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, and various performances in Yogyakarta and Taipei.

$rip and Vdot

$rip and Vdot are a Punk/Electro/Noise duo from Freiburg. Their music blends energetic productions with floating melodies and occasional rap elements, creating an immersive sonic experience. Always exploring new sounds, they experiment with diverse textures. Their latest collaborative album, sheya, featuring 10 tracks, was released on January 24, 2025.

Alice Liberté Website

Gothga Soundcloud

Gothga Bandcamp

$rip & Vdot Soundcloud