Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Centre, London

New commission for The Curve, Barbican, London
http://www.barbican.org.uk/thecurve/b...

© Extracts from Ariane Michel's film, Les Oiseaux de Céleste. Copyright Galerie Xippas, Ariane Michel and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, 2008

French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.

For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.

27 February 2010 - 23 May 2010
The Curve, Barbican, London
http://www.barbican.org.uk/thecurve/b...

Free admission
Times: Open daily 11am-8pm
Open late every Thu until 10pm

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[beetblood]

that one bird SHREDS

[maddymud]

@daveyschmites Dude -- you could so kick that bird's ass!

[Uvisir]

hahahahha lovely!!!.. but would be nice to make the animals really make cool music in some way, this gave me a very cool idea!

[Arachnidius]

0:48, interest picking technique...

[MagicalObeseUnicorn]

I'm so happy that the strings didn't break. That'd definately hurt the poor things instantly! D:

[MagicalObeseUnicorn]

This cracked me up. xD

[bcbarker]

Is this the new Boris single?

[pugcasso]

there's only one song to listen to after this  watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen

[pzzDANTE]

fascinating...

[bente1958]

I so wish I had gone - another one of those, I must go and see that - and then never do. ha ha ha that is a very funny installation!

[KaliJadeFireheart9]

bird rockin' out!

[psilogen]

@daveyschmites when did the wonder in your heart die??? was it, like, a single traumatic experience with acute reverberations, or did it happen slowly and progressively over the course of years?