Penelope Trappes is a UK-based Australian vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist renowned for her ethereal soundscapes and minimalist compositions. Formally trained in opera and jazz, she envelops her haunting vocals in brooding atmospherics underpinned by subterranean drones. Her acclaimed trilogy—'Penelope One' (2017), 'Penelope Two' (2018), and 'Penelope Three' (2021)—explores themes of mortality, predestination, and empathy. In 2025, she released her fifth album, 'A Requiem,' on One Little Independent Records, delving into gothic experimentalism to exorcise historical and generational traumas. Trappes has collaborated with artists like Cosey Fanni Tutti and Mogwai, and performed with the London Contemporary Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. ([biennaleofsydney.art](https://www.biennaleofsydney.art/participants/penelope-trappes/?utm_source=openai))