EXHIBITION
27.1 ➤ 31.1, 12:00 ➤ 19:00
01.2, 12:00 ➤ 16:00
Chôra, a sound installation by Jean-Philippe Velu
Chôra is an ancient philosophical term that refers both to a place and our relationship to it. Today, it challenges us to consider how we think about ecology and the relationship between urban and rural areas, how we take into account the symbolism of places, how we inhabit them and respect their poetry without placing (or forcing) neutral – or fetishistic – objects or architecture that can be transposed anywhere, disconnected from their environment.
The sound installation Chôra is a choir of balloons, filled with the air of the place. Their skin vibrates to the sound of white noise. This sound material is primary: it is found in natural elements such as the sound of waves, the wind, the breathing of mammals… This installation invites us to observe: always fragile in its environment, whether urban or vegetal, it creates a contrast with it and at the same time opens us up to the sensitive dimension of each place. It is up to each observer to dream, to let themselves reflect and travel.
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The artistic work of Jean-Philippe Velu, both architect and acousmatic composer, offers a transdisciplinary approach. He questions our relationship with our real, imaginary and sound spaces. His acousmatic pieces have been programmed at various festivals. He has created sound shows and performances for venues and edited a collection on the relationship between Space, Sound and Society (Delatour France). He is currently a scenographic architect at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris.