Les Souliers - quintet
The Shoes - quintet
sound installation - 2007
Amongst the masse of sounds wich surround us, there is one
which stick to our feet : the sound of our steps. It is the
result of the delicate alchemy of a man moving on the
ground. Generally, at this place, there is a foot garment :
the shoe.
"Les Souliers - quintet" is an
orchestra of five pair of shoes, piloted by computer and
mechanically actived by "tramplers".
The shoes strikes and scrapes the floor. They interpret a
piece especially written for them : "Etude pour
Quintet de Souliers" (a Midi digital score
played by mas/msp)). This study (10 minutes loop) is in two
movements. The first one suggests folkdance steps from a
still unknown country, and the second one a military march
leadind to a mess.
design and realization >
arno fabre
musical composition > sabine petit and arno fabre
programming max/msp > matthieu phillipon
electronic design > francis bras - interfaceZ
production and diffusion > c15d
Les
Souliers are
supported by the Ministère de la Culture et de la
Communication - Dicréam (Ministry of Culture and
Communication), the city of Toulouse, Bauer & Durin Réalisations and
by Farnell France.