--- title: "4 Mira Calix Quotes - Famous Composer" description: "South African-born, UK-based composer and artist... | Chantal Francesca Passamonte, known professionally as Mira Calix, was a South African-born British..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/mira-calix-73529_beautiful_when-i-was-doing-mainly-music-i-used-to_249050.jpg" --- # Mira Calix (1969–2022) Composer **4** quotes in **38** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mira Calix was a composer. ## Quick Facts About Mira Calix Born October 28, 1969 Died March 25, 2022 Profession Composer ## About Mira Calix South African-born, UK-based composer and artist... \| Chantal Francesca Passamonte, known professionally as Mira Calix, was a South African-born British-based audio and visual artist and musician signed to Warp Records. She also worked as Warp's press officer. ## Quotes by Mira Calix > [When I was doing mainly music, I used to stick a microphone out the window, into the countryside, and create a live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-calix/when-i-was-doing-mainly-music-i-used-to-stick-a-microphone-out-the/) [Mira Calix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-calix/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/mira-calix-73529_beautiful_when-i-was-doing-mainly-music-i-used-to_249050.jpg) > [I think the role of the artist today is about being provocative. I don't mean shocking, but you have to provoke people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-calix/i-think-the-role-of-the-artist-today-is-about-being-provocative-i-don/) [Mira Calix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-calix/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/mira-calix-73529_action_i-think-the-role-of-the-artist-today-is_468676.jpg) > [People often think of artists and scientists as being diametrically opposed, but we both believe something is possible. We have a hypothesis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-calix/people-often-think-of-artists-and-scientists-as-being-diametrically/) [Mira Calix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-calix/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/mira-calix-73529_art_people-often-think-of-artists-and-scient_1963301.jpg) > [I find flying interesting in that it's a very intimate experience. You're so close, physically, to one or two other people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-calix/i-find-flying-interesting-in-that-it-s-a-very-intimate-experience-you/) [Mira Calix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-calix/) [Extraordinary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extraordinary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/mira-calix-73529_extraordinary_i-find-flying-interesting-in-that-it-s-a_2187049.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-calix/#itemlist", "name": "Mira Calix Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was doing mainly music, I used to stick a microphone out the window, into the countryside, and create a live mix. I wanted to put air in electronic music. I record the sounds of twigs, barks, and stones. I've always been obsessed with the idea of combining the natural and the man-made. It's not because I think the technology is crap, or that I'm trying to work against it, but that juxtaposition is truly beautiful. 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