Lain Iwakura is a rhythmanalyst, sound and performance artist, writer, and activist based in Graz. Her work moves at the intersection of sonic experimentation, critical theory, and social activism, engaging with questions of time, rhythm, and the politics of perception. She studied musicology, sociology, and philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt and is currently pursuing a master's degree in computer music at the University of Music and Perform- ing Arts Graz. Her research explores “Social Noise,” examining the intersections of sound, power, and collective experience. Simultaneously, as a scholarship student at The New Centre for Research and Practice, she is writing a thesis on “inhuman fictioning,” investigating the role of myth and speculative narratives in reshaping identity and agency. Until recently, she co-ran the influential music labels Force Inc. and Mille Plateaux, as well as the theory platform NON, alongside their original founder Achim Szepanski († September 22, 2024), whose legacy she now carries forward. She is working with the Institute for Sonic Welfare on spatial audio installations and concerts, curating for the music team at Forum Stadtpark.