Vanessa Irena (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer from New Orleans, LA, now based in the Catskill Mountains, NY. They create experimental music as ek-stasis (formerly knifesex) and with their partner as House13, with whom they recently scored the indie horror film The Woods. Their published work includes two titles in Hadean Press’ Guides to the Underworld series. They are also the founder of Sword + Scythe, a ritual jewelry studio where they handcraft magical adornments.