Intense, layered electronics and voice – Borealis presents the Norwegian premiere of a new work by multifaceted Palestinian artist Dakn داكنْ. Taking place in the opposite of an “imagined present”, when much of the world has fallen victim to the wicked, Heart Gate is the name of this journey that slows down time and space to feel the extremities of this place in which we now live.

A multigenre producer, rapper, selector and performer, Dakn داكن is an artist in constant motion whose music evolves with each project and performance. Raised in Ramallah, Palestine he was at the vanguard of the freeform, fiercely experimental hip-hop scene that developed in the city during the 2010s, and collaborated extensively on projects in Palestine, Egypt and beyond. As a producer, he ranges from twisted bass-heavy club experiments to delicate, textural and expansive ambience. His debut album too low, too far, a collection of nine tracks exploring the physical experience of trauma, was released on Bilna'es in 2020.

Commissioned by BEK – Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts in collaboration with Another Sky Festival, a new London-based festival celebrating experimental music from the SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa) region and diaspora, his new work Heart Gate premiered at Cafe Oto in London in the autumn of 2024.