Thank you to everyone who attended the Nuit de lâImagination! Weâre still floating after experiencing âDriftscape,â the mesmerizing electro-acoustic performance by
@ursulakwongbrown and
@erdberg .
đ§ Upon walking into the Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, attendees were handed a pair of wireless headphones to experience the work. For an hour and a half, the room drifted along to the healing sounds of organic soundscapes and binaural field recordings.
đ Daniel Erdberg and Ursula Kwong-Brown were invited to create this piece as an investigation of this yearâs Nuit de lâImagination theme: Boredom. Over the course of a six-week residency at Reid Hall, they layered textures and sounds with experimental processing to create a subtly-evolving aural world. Wave sounds from the Sea Ranch, a remote coastal community founded in the 1960âs with utopian aspirations, met the sounds of passing cars and birds from the driveway of their home in Burbank, California.
đïž We spoke with Danny and Ursula about the process of creating âDriftscapeâ, and more broadly about their work and creative process, on our podcast Atelier. Look out for their episode, to be released soon!
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The Nuit de lâImagination is an annual event co-hosted by
@cgcparis and
@iii_snfphi . Following the success of last yearâs Nuit on the theme of climate, this yearâs Nuit on the theme of boredom was co-sponsored by the
@sciencespo Maison des Arts et de la Création and
@allianceprogram . A daytime conference with scholars and artists was followed by workshops for kids and teens, designed to reconnect them with the potential of boredom as a catalyst for creativity. After the âDriftscapeâ concert, attendees were invited to stay for a reception curated by
@bonnefemme_paris featuring sensory food experiences. We look forward to seeing you at next yearâs Nuit!
