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Hervé Bacquet's film shows the accidental dimension of luminous phenomena, as if we were witnessing a series of uncontrolled experiments, like the disruption of a machine that leaves random traces. The aim is to work with the plastic and energetic dimension of light, to modulate the sensation of speed and to form unexpected figures, metamorphoses of mechanical objects, evolving images of the cosmos, more or less geometric formal structures related to minerals: crystal, pyrite, meteorite fragments, etc. Filming takes place in a reconstructed physics/chemistry laboratory.

Karlheinz Essl's music reflects the constantly moving light gestures, creating resonances in the realms of space and sound. It was performed in an experimental setup with an unusual modular synthesizer that represents a highly sensitive, non-linear feedback system.

Hervé Bacquet (b. 1957)

French artist, living in Paris and Champfromier (Ain). Lecturer in art at the University of Paris 1 (Sorbonne School of Art) since 1990. Associate professor seconded to the University of Picardy (Amiens Art Institute) from 1983 to 1990. 56 academic publications, including 3 books. Visual artist and stop-motion film-maker, exhibition curator. 129 exhibitions in France and 23 abroad. Has been drawing, engraving, painting and sculpting since 1973, and making animated films since 2007 (18 films, including 3 selected for festivals, 20 selections, one prize).

Karlheinz Essl (b. 1960)

Austrian composer, performer, improviser, software developer, media artist and composition teacher. He studied composition in Vienna with Friedrich Cerha and completed his musicology studies with a doctorate on Anton Webern. Composer-in-residence at the Darmstadt Summer School (1990-94) and at IRCAM in Paris (1991-93). Since 2007 he has been a Professor of Electroacoustic Composition at the University of Music in Vienna. Besides writing instrumental music, Karlheinz Essl also works in the areas of electronic music, interactive real-time compositions and sound installations. He develops software environments for algorithmic composition and live electronics. As a performer and improviser he plays his own computer-based composition environments and modular synthesizers.

Credits

Realisation: Hervé Bacquet

Music: Karlheinz Essl

Montage: Rosa Lerooy

Updated: 8 Aug 2024