Octave Courtin
Octave Courtin is one of the artistic co-directors of LAC Project. He graduated from the École européenne supérieure d'art de Bretagne in 2016. Since then, he has been developing a sound practice around performance and installation at the crossroads of experimental music, dance and visual arts. More specifically, he creates research by designing sound objects in which air, breath, the body and vibration occupy a central place. The multidisciplinary nature of his research, alongside Pierre-Benjamin Nantel, the LAC Project collective, the COAX collective or on his own, has led him to work with venues such as Mains d'Œuvres, Baléapop, the Salon de Montrouge, the Centre d'Art de la Graineterie in Houilles, the Subs in Lyon and the Maison des arts de Malakoff, the MAMC+ in Saint-Étienne, the Bon Accueil in Rennes, the SETU festival, the Générateur, the Ateliers des Arques, Les Instants Chavirés, L'Art dans les Chapelles, and others.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Atmos is a fluid project straddling the boundary between the visual and musical worlds, as much a visual installation as a collection of mechanical, air and water-based musical instruments. Within this ensemble, the performer acts, manipulates instruments and composes. Atmos reflects on the possible autonomy an instrument can have using physical phenomena such as gravity or the elasticity of materials.
Atmos is a fluid project straddling the boundary between the visual and musical worlds, as much a visual installation as a collection of mechanical, air and water-based musical instruments. Within this ensemble, the performer acts, manipulates instruments and composes. Atmos reflects on the possible autonomy an instrument can have using physical phenomena such as gravity or the elasticity of materials. How do chance and humanity fit into this organic-machine world, leaving more room for interpretation and musical play?