Ainara LeGardon (Bilbao, 1976)
Ainara LeGardon (Bilbao, 1976; www.ainaralegardon.com) is an artist and songwriter with a career spanning twenty-five years. Her seven critically acclaimed solo albums are highly regarded in the Spanish indie scene, and she has toured throughout Europe and the United States. Outside the indie rock scene, Ainara LeGardon has worked extensively in the fields of performance, experimental music and improvisation, both on her own and with Archipiel, colectivo maDam, and other groups.
As a sound artist she has produced a number of pieces, installations and performances, including El deseo como cemento (Wroclaw, Poland, 2015), Caementum, alongside media artist Jaime de los Ríos at Museum Cemento Rezola (Donostia, 2016), and Ecosistemas sonoros piensan, aprenden through a residency with Mugako: Advanced Music Festival, at ARTIUM (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2018).
In addition to her artistic practice, she leads workshops and gives talks about DIY philosophy and intellectual property.