SONICA 2026: Matej Mihevc & Szymon Pimpon Gąsiorek (Residency premiere), Ribeiroia LIVE
FRI, 13 NOV
8 – 11 pm
Sonic Pavilion, MoTA LAB
FREE ENTRY
The most intimate evening of the 18th edition of SONICA will feature the premiere of a new commissioned work created specially for the festival by this year’s residents, visual artist Matej Mihevc and drummer and composer Szymon Pimpon Gąsiorek. We are also announcing a performance by Ribeiroia, one of the most compelling voices in Slovenia’s original electronic music scene and an artist signed to the P-A-G-A-T label. She will present material from her latest album Limerence, alongside a selection of new works.
Full lineup: here
Festival tickets: here
Matej Mihevc (SI )
Matej Mihevc is a Ljubljana-based artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans interactive virtual environments, 3D modeling, sculpting, animation, design, AI tools and various industrial production techniques. He holds a BA in Video and New Media from the Academy of Fine Art and Design (ALUO) in Ljubljana and is currently pursuing an MA at the same institution. His work frequently integrates elements of speculative fiction, worldbuilding and various pop culture tropes and codes. A recurring theme in his work is cultural production viewed as an autonomous, self-organizing mechanism, influenced by technological feedback loops and algorithmic reason. Drawing from post-internet art, contemporary philosophy, science-fiction and media theory, he examines how emerging technologies shape and engineer desire. He has presented his work in several solo and group exhibitions. He also hosts Modem, a radio show on underground internet music.
Szymon Pimpon Gąsiorek (PL)
Szymon Gąsiorek aka Pimpon is a Polish drummer and composer whose genre-bending music ranges from heavy drum grooves and electronic sequences to noise, improvisation, field recordings and static textures, as well as modern pop sounds produced with synths and autotuned vocals. He graduated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and currently lives in Slovenia. In 2022, he released his solo debut Pozdrawiam (Pointless Geometry) and continued his explorations with the b-day EP (Love & Beauty Music, 2023). He leads bands such as Pimpono Ensemble, Cześćtet and E/I, and is also a member of several experimental duos, including Alfons Slik, Czajka & Puchacz and Wood Organization. His music has been released by labels including Orange Milk Records, Pointless Geometry, mappa and Instant Classic, among others.
Ribeiroia (SI)
A synth enthusiast, world-builder, producer, vocalist and DJ, Ribeiroia is one of the most promising names among a new generation of Slovenian electronic music artists. She is a member of the Ljubljana collective and label P-A-G-A-T, which focuses on contemporary electronic, audiovisual and artistic production, with a particular emphasis on IDM and its current offshoots. Taking a singer-songwriter approach, she explores various shades of contemporary electronica, moving fluidly between ambient, Warp-style electronics, glitchy frequencies, post-internet ballads and avant-pop. Echoes of artists such as Lorraine James, Tirzah and Laurel Halo can be heard in her sound. Her debut album Limerence (P-A-G-A-T, 2025) has drawn attention across the regional scene. Critics described it as an album that “reveals a promising talent driven by a strong desire to move beyond clichés, create outside conventions and build her own sonic worlds.”
SONICA 2026: Celestial Shelters
5–11 November 2026
Ljubljana, Slovenia
www.sonica.si
Co-produced by Zavod SONICA and Zavod MoTA.
Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City of Ljubljana – Department of Culture.
