Publication on Baschet's Voice Leaf in Organised Sounds

My article on Baschet’s ‘Voice Leaf’ (1965) was recently published in Organised Sounds. It was an absolute joy to visit the Structures Sonores Baschet barn near Paris. Many thanks to the Structures Sonores Baschet association and to Sophie Chénet.

‘My article introduces the Voice Leaf, an outsider among Baschet’s numerous sound sculptures because of the use of the performative voice. Conceived in 1965 by French pioneers Bernard and François Baschet, the sculpture for voice consists of a stainless steel sheet folded as a leaf using origami technique. ‘ (Louvel, Organised Sounds, 2025)

‘This article remedies the lack of textual documentation on the Voice Leaf. It sheds light on a little-known work of the Baschet brothers that has been overlooked in the historical and theoretical discourse of music and fine art. It thereby allows us to bring into the light the legacy of this singular sculpture for voice, a voice sculpture, in fact, the only one in the extraordinary palette of Baschet sound sculptures.’ (Louvel, Organised Sounds 2025)

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Image: Jacques Barsac, Sculptures Sonores Baschet, 1982, performance by Bernard Baschet. Bernard et François Baschet © ADAGP 2024.

Artist in Residence at Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður: exploring 'Tvisöngur'

Tvisöngur, my working space, this is where I have spent the last month, hiking there every day or every other day to sing, record and reflect. A very special and privileged time to experiment, create, write and engage with the site-specific sculpture and the surrounding land. Post production is going to take me a while, I need to live with the work in my studio for a long time.

Conceived by Lukas Kühne, Tvísöngur is a site-specific sound sculpture consisting of five interconnected domes of different sizes. Located in the mountainside, it is overlooking the fjord of Seyðisfjörður. It was installed in 2012 in cooperation with the Skaftfell Center for Visual Art.

Takk Skaftfell Visual Art Centre. Thank you to Pari Stave. Kiitos to Victoria Torboli. Viel danke Lukas Kühne. Thank you to the Henry Moore Foundation for their travel and research grant.