GOD
création
ÉMILIE PAYEUR
This project explores hidden potentials of the electrical activity of a mycelium. Considered a "neurological network of nature", the mycelium serves as a medium by linking the trees and other species together. In God, Émilie Payeur wants to connect herself to the mycelium while making their exchange audibly perceivable. Acupuncture needles are therefore inserted into the mycelium and connected to a system which captures electrical variations and transforms them by modular synthesis. The device is inspired by an electronic musical instrument developed by Finnish inventor Erkki Kurenniemi, the Sexophone (1972).
Born in 1986 in Thetford Mines, Émilie Payeur lives and works in Montreal, Canada. She is a multidisciplinary artist, mainly active in experimental music and visual arts. Often described as minimalist and sometimes harsh, her music is mainly based on the technique of no-input and risk taking. In her visual work, she is interested in the traces she perceives as relics of events or past actions and in the notion of the sacred, ritual and transcendence. Holder of a master's degree in electroacoustic music composition from the University of Montreal, her work has been presented and awarded in Canada and internationally. Alongside her artistic career, she studies the fascinating world of herbalism.
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