
The Canvas in the Sound
In the sold-out Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie, two languages met that need no translation: voice and colour. While Grammy winner Joss Stone filled the hall with her music, Juliane Golbs turned the sound into painting live on stage. Brushstroke by brushstroke, music, light and emotion became a large-format picture of the Elbphilharmonie – and a new one-off in her series Golden Things.
Both artists are ambassadors of the NCL Foundation. The work, in acrylic lacquers, acrylic, coloured pencil and gold cream, was auctioned in aid of the foundation, turning a fleeting musical moment into something lasting: art for research into childhood dementia.
“Music becomes visible. Painting becomes audible.”






