My name is Nigâr.

I have been studying the piano and classical music continuously since I was four years old and experimenting hand in hand with a wide spectrum of instruments, including my own voice. I have extended my love for and dedication to listening ⏤ to sounds as well as stories ⏤ with diplomas in both sound therapy and music therapy.

My beginnings are in design. This chapter has helped me to strengthen my eyesight and feed my affinity for mathematics; I process information through geometry and patterns, and imagery remains central to my formulas.

I later completed a master’s degree in social work ⏤ specialising in substance use disorders and addictive behaviours ⏤ and have worked as a social pedagogue in a therapeutic housing project for young adults in Berlin. I continued nurturing this parallel path as a part-time member of the psychosocial healthcare team of an assisted living facility providing psychiatric rehabilitation.

I founded Sükûn in order to merge my passions together and to create an open, inclusive and safe space for honouring them. Find out more about my approach: here.

My practice studio finds its home at DUYU, the music house my brother and I co-created in Berlin — a gathering place for a handpicked, global selection of musical instruments, community concerts, hands-on workshops, and dedicated care services for sound-creators.

If you’re curious to know more, get in touch.