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.

Sounds of the valley - Klänge des Tals Bad Ischl, Austria 2024
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In the stairwell of this Austrian building, the broadcasting inhabits the entire space and physically involves the listeners. As we enter the building, the sound broadcast from above evokes an invitation to climb the stairs and enter the rest of the exhibition. As we ascend, our perception of the sound becomes more precise and powerful, and the sound cloud takes shape...

In the stairwell of this Austrian building, the broadcasting inhabits the entire space and physically involves the listeners. As we enter the building, the sound broadcast from above evokes an invitation to climb the stairs and enter the rest of the exhibition. As we ascend, our perception of the sound becomes more precise and powerful, and the sound cloud takes shape.

The installation creates a sonic superimposition of the sounds emanating from the glass ceiling. These sounds guide us towards the sky, evoking the celestial and divine character of the mountain landscape present in the region and in the sound recordings. The mountain, an intermediary place between heaven and earth, reflects this connection, as does the sound diffusion, which navigates between the interior and exterior of the space.

Philosopher and architect Richard Scoffier explains that ‘Staircases don’t just serve to serve floors, they allow us to rise and see things from a certain distance’. The staircase is an architectural element that allows us to reach higher spaces where we can rise to see and be seen. It also represents a path to heaven, a direct access to the gods.

Site-specific sound installation
Group show, invited by Austrian artist Nick Oberthaler
European Capital of Culture 2024 in Bad Ischl, Austria
https://www.salzkammergut-2024.at/en/projekte/430320376/

Traunsee, Gmunden, Austria.
Katrinkreuz, Bad Ischl, Austria.