Statement
Boris Allenou, sound art.
I am exploring how the subtlety of sound and technology can inspire social and environmental change. My work thrives on the idea that art can instigate shifts in perception, using subtle noises to catalyze reflection and actions towards societal change. I consider sound as a dynamic social ecosystem, using interactive installations, workshops, and music compositions to engage audiences in re-imagining their sense of place, cultural identities, and relationships, while exploring the roles and meanings of sound within our society.
I love transforming everyday materials and overlooked objects into interactive installations. A crinkling plastic bag, a softly vibrating motor a jittering recycled CD player—these are the humble elements I use to create spaces for contemplation, resistance and reflection that challenge us to see the overlooked and engage with the world in new, meaningful ways.
Lately, my practice has focused on considering workshops, classes, and experimental moments of knowledge sharing as integral parts of my artistic exploration. I believe that these collaborative exchanges are vital for nurturing creativity and cultivating deeper connections to the themes I investigate. It’s in these collaborative spaces that creativity grows and deeper connections form, turning learning itself into a medium for change.
Bio
Originally from Paris France, I am an independent sound artist based in the U.K.
During ten years, as an electronic musician, I collaborated, improvised, composed, built and performed with a wide range of musicians, filmmakers and artists from different background in South Korea, Europe, North America and the United Kingdom.
Now, I consider myself a musician and creative technologist and I mainly explore the limitless forms of Sound Art and Sound Ecology by investigating the social role of sonic Eco-systems surrounding us.
My research uses interactive sound installations, talks, workshops, music, radio creations and sound exploration events as mediums to reflect on, propose and conceptualize possible roles, places, meanings, interactions and aesthetics of sounds in our societies.
Originaire de Paris, en France, je suis un artiste sonore indépendant basé au Royaume-Uni.
Pendant dix ans, en tant que musicien électronique, j’ai collaboré, improvisé, composé, construit et joué avec un large éventail de musiciens, cinéastes et artistes issus de différents milieux en Corée du Sud, en Europe, en Amérique du Nord et au Royaume-Uni.
Aujourd’hui, je me considère comme un musicien et artiste et j’explore principalement les formes illimitées de l’art sonore et de l’écologie sonore en examinant le rôle social des écosystèmes sonores qui nous entourent.
Mes recherches utilisent des installations sonores interactives, des conférences, des ateliers, de la musique, des créations radiophoniques et des événements d’exploration sonore comme moyens de réfléchir, de proposer et de conceptualiser les rôles, les places, les significations, les interactions et l’esthétique possibles des sons dans nos sociétés.
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