We are happy to announce that the winner of Electric Wonderland 2025 Women Stipendium is  Jena Jang –  a South Korean audiovisual artist based in Prague, Czechia, actively working across Europe and Asia.

Jena Jang (c)

Their work focuses on trauma healing through sound, using elements such as harsh noise, power electronics, drone, chanting, and intense screaming for emotional release.

Their music is based on hand-built Tupperware synths, DIY noise circuits, amplified objects, and distorted through 80s-90s vintage effect pedals. Inspired by ancient rituals, healing music is central to their ongoing PhD project, “Contemporary Art of Healing,” which explores how live performance can address trauma and seek alternative methods of fundamental healing.

They coined the term “Necrocore,” a form of sonic medicine that channels pain into power through raw, cathartic performances. Their work blends chanting, various breathwork, vocal improvisation, traditional Korean music—especially their own experience in samulnori—and shamanic rituals into an experience that is both ghostly and healing. Their performances are rituals of energetic cleansing for both the artist and the audience.

Recent achievements include a notable set at Café OTO in London, organized by the Chinabot label, and performed with Saadet Türköz. They also created a mix for Noh Radio Istanbul, which was then streamed on Radio Alhara Bethlehem and Radio Lora, Zurich. In 2023, they performed at Ars Electronica in Linz with Udasi (FI) and Mia Zabelka (AT) for the Contingent Snapshot programme.