Tonnerre et Cavalcade
Grandeur Nature Exhibition
Château de Fontainebleau
May-September 2023
Extract from Liberation article published 12th August 2023:
"For anyone who still doubts the capacity of contemporary art to blend into the decor, Sébastien Jouan's installation finally dispels any ambiguity. The demonstration is all the more irrefutable since with Tonnerre et Cavalcade, there is absolutely nothing to see. Just to hear: in this case, the sound of a horde of horses which, frightened by the roar of a storm, snort before setting off at a gallop. Timeless soundtrack from a scene which does not exist, the recording, lasting fifteen minutes, is however not fortuitous since it is embedded in an alley which goes from the military riding school to the stump of a tree struck by lightning during a memorable storm in June 2022."
see full article : L’art contemporain cultive son jardin à Fontainebleau – Libération (liberation.fr)
The first artistic parcours dedicated to contemporary sculpture in the English garden of the Château de Fontainebleau, GRANDEUR NATURE was organized by the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, in close collaboration with the teams of Fontainebleau.
Inspired by the garden settings and the proximity of both the Fontainebleau Horse Riding Centre and the presence of a thunder struck tree, Sébastien Jouan was invited as a sound artist to compose the soundscape of Tonnerre and Cavalcade, a 15 minute multichannel composition that augments the natural sound field and is linked to the physical surroundings (such as a lightning-struck tree). It is the only sound installation out of the many pieces being hosted.
General curators: Christine Germain-Donnat, head of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, and Jean-Marc Dimanche, Independent Artistic Advisor
Associate Curators for the Château de Fontainebleau: Thierry Lerche, Head of the Gardens Department; Anaïs Dorey, Chief Curator in charge of Sculptures; David Millerou, Head of the Educational Department
Grandeur Nature Fontainebleau Palace English Gardens, 18 May-17 September 2023
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