Marie Højlund
Composer, Sound artist, and Associate Professor of Sound Studies at Aarhus University.
Marie Højlund is a composer, sound artist, and associate professor of Sound Studies at Aarhus University. As a composer, she has created works for theatre and television and released several albums. In 2023, she was honoured with the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Award, one of Denmark’s most prestigious recognitions for composers. She has played in several bands including Tiger Tunes, Marybell Katastrophy, Nephew and Kh Marie.
Her research explores sonic citizenship through practice-based approaches, focusing on soundscapes where boundaries between private and public, individual and community become blurred—such as in hospitals. She investigates how attuning practices can foster inclusion and raise questions of voice, privilege, and belonging.