Sonami, Laetitia (FR/US), a French born artist residing in California and working with electronics and sound through various mediums – performance, installation, and development of sophisticated instruments, but most commonly exploring the ideas of presence and participation through the phenomena of sound. Along with her most famous instrument, Lady's Glove, Sonami is currently developing new instruments, performing her own compositions and presenting installations, holding numerous workshops and lectures (at the San Francisco Art Institute and as part of the Milton Avery Master of Fine Arts programme at Bard University). Her more recent performances were at the Shanghai Art Festival, the reiheM in Cologne and at the SFMOMA in San Francisco.