Tarri-Dryads

The Tarri-Dryads is a collaborative project by fine art photographer Maria Fynsk Norup and composer and sound artist Mads Bech Paluszewski-Hau. The work explores trees and landscapes as living presences through the intersection of photography and electroacoustic sound.

Developed through fieldwork and artistic research, the project investigates how organic forms, landscapes and sonic systems can enter into resonant relations with human perception. The ongoing research is supported by a working grant from Danish Composers’ Society / KODA Kultur.

Future iterations will unfold through exhibitions and sound installations, through a Nordic collaboration in the context of Oulu 2026 European Culture Capital with the project Hailuodon Tarrit tarinoivat (Hailuoto Tarri trees' Tales) in Finland, highlighting the cultural narratives surrounding ancient pine trees on the island of Hailuoto.

Here, a mykonic experiment will unfold containing traces of dryadic lifeforms resulting in an exhibition and performance in Hailuoto in November 2026.

Dryads forms part of a broader artistic inquiry into animism, resonance and the agency of landscapes within contemporary sound and image practices.