Grande Polyphonie

Grande Polyphonie is a hydropoem in seven sequences. Christian Calon describes the material of his film as follows: “Water, in nature, is the only element that can exist in all three physical states of matter: liquid, solid, gaseous. Contrary to definitions, it does have a colour. In liquid state, it tends toward an immobility that the elements refuse to grant it. As a solid, it is lighter than itself. When a gas, it reveals to us the movements of the air and wind carrying it. In all its states, it is luminous and sonorous.” The product of looking and listening by a seasoned electroacoustic composer, Grande Polyphonie stems from research conducted over many years in a vast region north of the 45th parallel during which Calon captured sounds and images, which he subsequently processed and assembled in spectral, harmonic, rhythmic and spatial interrelation. The result is music for the eyes and cinema for the ears.

Web version: Multichannel sound spatialization encoded in binaural for an optimum headphone listening experience. Played on stereo speakers, you will miss a lot!

This film is part of the FIFA EXPERIMENTAL section program THE EYE LISTENS.

PRESENT IN THESE COLLECTIONS:

MUSIC AND SONG

ART, NATURE AND TERRITORY

DirectorChristian Calon

ProductionChristian Calon

Sound RecordingOlivier Renouf