Nyla Stückrad

Nyla Stückrad is a music producer and mixed media artist based in Berlin, Germany.

Objects, textures, and incidents in nature are the main inspiration for her artworks. She is fascinated by natural patterns such as fractals, which can be found in waves, ripples in sand or minerals, and loves to incorporate the beauty and complexity she finds in them into her art

While I was staying at the Fish Factory, I was working on a bunch of creative projects.

Two big projects were helping a friend record a short film for an exhibition, as well as her helping me to record a music video.

I feel like that in Iceland, you simply can't stop taking photos and videos of the landscape, because it looks breathtaking no matter where you are. It would have been a shame not taking the opportunity to record a music video while I was there.

I had a great time shooting with my friend and also composing the music for the film.

The Fish Factory's facilities were great for recording foley effects for her short film, and we found some useful and stylish props, like a table or a teacup as well.

Spending time in such a tiny, isolated town where so many creative people are gathered, allowed me to fully immerse myself with my creative projects without getting distracted, simply because practically everyone I met in this village was an artist of some kind.

I've also been working on my personal music project, so I designed a cover artwork for a song and produced a song “Leikur í ljósum” which can be translated as “playing in a lightbeam”. It is about the idea of cherishing light as there is a lot of light in Iceland in the summer but not the winter.

I've also used the time in the residency to record and experiment with various instruments. I had a blast working with an old drum machine and using vintage ribbon microphones to record hammonds.

I'm really glad I got to visit the recording studio a few times while I was at the residency. It was amazing and a lot of fun to record songs with Sarah.

I had a great time at the fish factory, and it was really nice to meet so many other creative people, such as Viv, Sarah, Di Wei and Emily there. Working on projects and exchanging ideas with artists from all over the world was an unforgettable experience and I am so grateful that I could spend my time at such a beautiful place like this.

Thank you to Vid, Kris and Lukas as well!