Nature Manifesto: an immersive sound experience by Björk & Aleph at the Centre Pompidou

Björk 's long-standing commitment to the environment and the protection of biodiversity continues. This autumn, the Centre Pompidou announces an immersive sound installation co-created by the Nordic artist, to be discovered free of charge in " La Chenille ", the Paris museum's escalators.

Entitled " Nature Manifesto ", this sound work was conceived by the world-famous Icelandic singer and publisher, artistic director and photographer Aleph. Together, they imagined a sound piece lasting 3 minutes 40, conceived as a"post-optimist manifesto on nature".

Created in 2024 as part of the " Biodiversity: what culture for what future? " Forum at the Centre Pompidou, this installation merges the voice of Björk, reading her manifesto, with the cries of extinct and endangered animals, as well as natural soundscapes.

Through this immersive and engaging auditory experience, the two artists evoke the disappearance of biodiversity and the collapse of ecosystems. Together, they give voice to silent nature. " The sounds were edited and produced by Björk in collaboration with Robin Meier Wiratunga, using Ircam software and artificial intelligence models," states theIrcam website.

" We would like to share our 'Manifeste Nature', a sound installation at the Centre Pompidou ," explains Björk and Aleph in a statement posted on social networks. " Produced in collaboration with Ircam using AI software, this immersive sound piece gives a voice to endangered or extinct animals by fusing their sounds with our words. We wanted to share their presence in an architecture representative of the industrial era, far removed from nature. In the veins of the museum's escalator, known as the 'caterpillar', we wanted to remind the public of the raw vitality of creatures on the brink of extinction ", say the two artists, before adding: " But we didn't just want to talk, we also wanted to act, which is why we launched a campaign with young ecologists from France and Iceland. It will be launched later ".

If you'd like to discover this sound experience signed Björk and Aleph, then head for " La Chenille " at the Centre Pompidou from Wednesday November 20 to Monday December 9, 2024. Note that this free sound creation is broadcast continuously.

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As for the " Biodiversity: what culture for what future? " forum, it's not to be missed from November 20 to 24, 2024 at the Centre Pompidou. Artists, researchers and witnesses will be on hand to make us think and question the threats facing living things. See the detailed program on the Centre Pompidou website.

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