No Translation is the creative project of Emma Palm, a Taiwanese-American musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles. Drawing from personal archives of field recordings, photography, and video, her work explores the intersections of sound, geography, memory, language, and identity.
In her music, Emma weaves together vocals, synths, guqin (a traditional Chinese zither), and field recordings to construct immersive meditative soundscapes and dynamic textures. Her process is fluid—at times emerging from improvisation, experimentation and collaboration, and at other times taking shape through more deliberate, composed structures.
Emma’s visual art centers on collage and book arts, where she integrates photography, drawings, and physical memorabilia to create abstract mental maps. These visual elements sometimes accompany her sonic projects, while at other times exist independently. Together, her works seek to translate the complexities of mixed identity, memory, and environment, celebrating the nuanced layers and evolving connections found in the in-between.
CONTACT ︎︎︎ notrnsltn@gmail.com
In her music, Emma weaves together vocals, synths, guqin (a traditional Chinese zither), and field recordings to construct immersive meditative soundscapes and dynamic textures. Her process is fluid—at times emerging from improvisation, experimentation and collaboration, and at other times taking shape through more deliberate, composed structures.
Emma’s visual art centers on collage and book arts, where she integrates photography, drawings, and physical memorabilia to create abstract mental maps. These visual elements sometimes accompany her sonic projects, while at other times exist independently. Together, her works seek to translate the complexities of mixed identity, memory, and environment, celebrating the nuanced layers and evolving connections found in the in-between.
CONTACT ︎︎︎ notrnsltn@gmail.com