Jonathan Uliel Saldanha is a composer, visual artist, and stage director. His work explores themes such as pre-language, cybernetics, animism, and speculative environments through sound performance, and installation. In 2024 he presented his first large-scale solo exhibition SURFACE DISORDER at Galeria Municipal do Porto, and published a book of the same name distributed by Mousse Publishing. Between 2020 and 2022, as an associated artist at Teatro Municipal do Porto, he presented works such as Red Mercury, Lithium Faust, and Lago Libidinal. His work has been shown at Museu de Serralves, Palais de Tokyo, and CCB. Founder of the SOOPA collective, Saldanha leads the music projects HHY & The Macumbas and HHY & The Kampala Unit. His music has been presented at festivals such as Unsound, Roskilde, Rewire, and CTM, with releases on labels including Nyege Nyege, Tzadik, and House of Mythology.