Lise Lebleux

Giving a body to sound, exploring its physicality in space and the way it moves through us — this is where my work is situated. Sound touches our skin, resonates within our flesh, is absorbed and circulates through us: it becomes a living material, elusive yet deeply intimate. What draws me to sound is this ability to inhabit us while simultaneously unfolding around us. Each diffusion is, for me, a physical and psychological encounter between a place, sounds, and listeners; a singular moment where sensitive relationships are woven. I conceive of a sound installation as a sculptural-architectural form, as a gesture of adding a new sonic membrane that connects, through sound, the body and space. The work of sound spatialization is composed from our perception of spaces, while relying on the architectures through which sound propagates. In listening, our bodies absorb sound, resonating beneath our flesh and within our bones.

Sculpture-architecture / sonic skin / sound ecology / inhabitant–environment / memories of places / acoustic spaces

Contact: lebleuxlise@gmail.com.

Portfolio available here in pdf.

Design, programming: Marianne Plano. Font: Leif Book, Store Norske Skriftkompani.

Fiselaée Auberville‑la‑Renault, France 2023
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The cellar of this Norman manor house, still scarred by the floods, is immersed in an icy atmosphere saturated with humidity. The amplified sounds of the raging waves and wind rush in, echoing the region's climatic conditions...

The cellar of this Norman manor house, still scarred by the floods, is immersed in an icy atmosphere saturated with humidity. The amplified sounds of the raging waves and wind rush in, echoing the region's climatic conditions.

The Seine-Maritime coastline is the location for the sound recordings. This transitional zone, where two complex and unique ecosystems meet, echoes this former cellar, once flooded and now rehabilitated, although the risk of flooding inland remains. This fragile balance between land and sea underlines the richness of these coastal areas, while revealing their constant vulnerability to natural forces and human activities.

The only place that has not been the subject of field recordings is the Manoir itself: the idea is to make the soundscapes around the Manoir heard with the soundscape naturally present on the site. Thanks to the presence of its window wells and exposed loopholes, the cellar is a place open to the outside world where the wind rushes in. The sounds inherent in the life of the Manor become part of the composition, creating a constantly evolving mix on site.

Site-specific sound installation
Opening evening of the Alvémont Manor
Gallery Jocelyn Wolff, Auberville-la-Renault, France

Phare d'Antifer, Criquetot-l'Esneval, France.
Phare de la digue Nord, Le Havre, France.