The composer and performer Jennifer Walshe – “The most original compositional voice to emerge from Ireland in the last 20 years” (The Irish Times) – was born in Dublin. Her music has been commissioned, broadcast and performed all over the world. Many of her recent projects focus on the planet Mars, using it as a lens to think through the most pressing issues of our time. Notable projects from this series include MARS I, for Klangforum Wien; Some Notes on Martian Sonic Aesthetics, 2034-51 for Ensemble Modern; and MARS (2025) for Irish National Opera. She has worked with AI for over a decade, with her book 13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music published by Unsound in 2025.