January 23rd 2024
ELECTROCHOC NO. 3

Léa Boudreau + Simon Chioini

Léa Boudreau

Léa Boudreau (b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal who works with electronics, sounds and places. Her work questions interspecies relationships by considering nonhuman existences (nonhuman animal life, artificial life, the non-living, etc.) as ground for reflections on hierarchies dividing our world. She works following a DIY approach (do it yourself) favouring knowledge sharing and a critique of consumerism.

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Crédit photo : Dania Rioux

Simon Chioini

 is an artist-researcher and composer. His research-creation work integrates sound composition with an interdisciplinary theoretical approach. He is currently a PhD student in composition and sound creation at the Université de Montréal, where his research explores the relationships between sound, the environment, and social dynamics. Inspired primarily by philosophy and anthropology, his work seeks to broaden the understanding of sound composition through ecological and relational perspectives. In the context of the current climate crisis, Chioini's practice challenges the traditional opposition between nature and culture by exploring how sound art can serve as a tool to mediate and transform these relationships. His methodology combines theoretical research with site-specific creative practices, often incorporating performative and participatory elements. Outside of academia, he pursues his electronic and experimental music projects under the name S. Chioini and with the Humidex collective.

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Crédit : Ilyaa Ghafouri

Program

Bruit de front (premiere) 45’00

is a site-specific installation and performative work that explores and adapts to the specific location in which it is presented. It examines the material, environmental and social particularities of the place using electronic and sonic DIY devices. Amplifying and highlighting a variety of noises and sounds that are often inaudible to humans or easily unnoticed, the project highlights the unique and lively character of each place through attention to detail and active listening.