Marguerite Humeau, Edwina, Amelia, Antonia, Three females which larynges that have gone down, allowing them to sing in an almost articulated language, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Edwina, Amelia, Antonia, Three females which larynges that have gone down, allowing them to sing in an almost articulated language, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Edwina, Amelia, Antonia, Three females which larynges that have gone down, allowing them to sing in an almost articulated language, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Enid, A female engineered to cry out of sadness, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Enid, A female engineered to cry out of sadness, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Enid, A female engineered to cry out of sadness, 2016. Nottingham Contemporary
Marguerite Humeau, Jean, An elephant watching the scene with a sense of wonder, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Jean, An elephant watching the scene with a sense of wonder, 2016.
Marguerite Humeau, Jean, An elephant watching the scene with a sense of wonder, 2016.
Titre

Enid, A female engineered to cry out of sadness

Date
2016

Dimensions
291.8 × 248.3 × 337 cm (Including stand) 114 7/8 × 97 3/4 × 132 5/8 in.

Matériau

Polyurethane foam, white paint, acrylic parts, silicone, nylon, artificial tear drop system and reservoir in glass, depressant hormones powder, 3 drops of elephant tears sourced in Thailand, water, water pumps, powder-coated metal stand, sound

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Titre

Enid, A female engineered to cry out of sadness

Date
2016

Dimensions
291.8 × 248.3 × 337 cm (Including stand) 114 7/8 × 97 3/4 × 132 5/8 in.

Matériau

Polyurethane foam, white paint, acrylic parts, silicone, nylon, artificial tear drop system and reservoir in glass, depressant hormones powder, 3 drops of elephant tears sourced in Thailand, water, water pumps, powder-coated metal stand, sound

(Sound)

The death throes of a matriarch elephant trigger an evolving chorus of voices around her, moving through sadness, melancholy, nostalgia, joy, love and amazement - as if her passage towards death were awakening new forms of emotion, language and consciousness in the group.

00 : 00 The Death of Echo, 2016 00 : 00

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Sound

Voice synthesis, sound design, orchestration: Pierre Lanchantin (Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Cambridge); Voices: Gideon Wagner and Ghizela Rowe