chamæleon is a poetry and electronic music duo formed by Palestinian poet Farah Chamma and Brazilian music producer LIEV exploring the intersections between spoken word and musical textures. chamæleon dives into the unknown, the search for belonging and the discovery of one’s identity.

FARAH CHAMMA

A Palestinian poet and performer, Farah is known for her spoken-word performances, in which she combines orality, acting, and live music. She currently lives and works in the United Arab Emirates, where she is also the curator ofcreative writing and performance arts programs at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah. Besides her native Arabic, she also writes and performs in English and French. She holds a master’s degree in Performance and Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London and a BA in Philosophy and Sociology from the Sorbonne in Paris.

LIEV

LIEV is a multi-instrumentist and eletrorganic music producer based in Brazil. His research dives into the intersectionality between machine and human made sounds. Within his body of work, everyday noises and the human voice – mostly in spoken word pieces – are the raw material that ends up mixed with more complex machine and AI-generated sounds, birthing soundscapes and music that delves into the contemporary human experience. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts from the Unesp Arts Institute and works in the space between these three fields: Visual Arts, Music and Technology.