Growing up in post-communist Poland, Głowicka was shaped by Kieślowski’s film scores and Berlin’s early techno scene. These influences converge in her work: both technically sophisticated and emotionally direct. Głowicka’s projects serve specific human stories and combine various genres. Her opera Unknown, I Live With You translates the testimonies of Afghan women under Taliban rule into sound, making their inner worlds viscerally accessible, while her documentary scores transform information into felt experience, building empathy through sound. In her concert works she explores creative consciousness, flow states, and the acoustic quality of inner transformation. She has been commissioned by the BBC Scottish Ensemble, the Polish and Belgian National Operas and Holland Symfonia, among others, bringing together classical, ambient, folk, jazz, pop and minimalist traditions in service of emotional depth.

Głowicka’s compositions are deeply rooted in exploring themes of identity, emotional depth and social transformation. Her work often serves as a sonic bridge between personal narratives and broader societal issues, aiming to evoke empathy and provoke thought. By integrating diverse musical styles — from classical to ambient and minimalism — she crafts immersive soundscapes that resonate with contemporary audiences. Through her interdisciplinary collaborations and innovative use of technology, Głowicka seeks to challenge traditional boundaries, fostering a dialogue that underscores the transformative power of music in today’s world.

She holds a PhD in electronic music from Queen’s University Belfast and between 2008 and 2018 lectured in computer music at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She is currently a researcher at Inholland University’s Creative Business Department, where she explores how creative practices can foster social change and emotional resilience.

Alongside composing and research, she serves the field as a reviewer and juror. She sits on the BAC committee of BUMA/STEMRA, has reviewed for the Sound & Music Computing conference, the Conference on Computation, Communication & Aesthetics and the Art of Research conference at Aalto University (whose proceedings are published), and has judged composition and animation competitions in Poland and Belgium. From 2014 to 2018 she sat on the supervisory board of the Industrial Research Fund at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where she also co-supervised a doctoral thesis. She is a co-founder of the ARTEK Foundation, which supports multimedia arts.

Her work has been supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten since 2008, most recently forCantata for Flesh and Code, and by the BUMA/STEMRA investment fund for music, the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Arts Council Northern Ireland, the French Ministry of Culture and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. On the research side she holds a Comenius Senior Fellowship from the NRO and VIS grants for international collaboration, and has contributed to the European Commission Culture+ project Euroclassical and the Flemish AvilArts research infrastructure project.

Her book Connected Creativity — How the Arts Can Develop Your Creative Skills, written with the visual artist Maritha van Amerom, sets out the ARTFUL method: a six-phase arts-based approach to teaching creative skills to people who do not think of themselves as artists. Developed through a Comenius Senior Fellowship from the NRO, the manuscript is complete and in review.

Text by Anna Polańska