Intrigued by the phenomena and history of optical sound, Mariska de Groot [1982, NL] makes and performs comprehensive analog light-to-sound instruments and installations which explore this principle in new ways.Mariska studied graphic design BA in Arnhem [2000-2005] and received her masters diploma at the ArtScience interfaculty in 2012. In 2009/2010 Mariska received a Startstipendium from Fonds BKVB. In 2011 she was nominated for the STRP Talent Pit and selected for the NewArrivals of Rewire Festival. In 2012 she won the BNG Workspace12 Projectprice and she received twice a project budget from Oddstream.The different works related to the optical sound project featured at several national and international events like STEIM [NL], Ars Electronica [A], Lab30 [DE], NK [DE], Atonal [DE], Oddstream Festival [NL], Fiber [NL], Todays Art [NL], Shiny Toys [DE], NCCA Moscow [RUS], Glow [NL], HAFF [NL], Go Short [NL], CTM [DE], STRP [NL], for the IFFR in Worm [NL], Atelier Nord [NO].Since 2012 she’s member of the artist collective iii [Instrument Inventors Initiative]