Gramophonies by Théâtre Electronique

Gramophonies is an immersive sound installation of the Théâtre Electronique collective featuring 78 gramophones of various shapes and sizes, equipped with loudspeakers and broadcasting a sort of multi-channel radio tale. The narrative is largely based on texts from Thomas A. Edison’s Diary and Observations. A voice in American and French, taking up extracts, is spatialized in the installation with other sounds, according to a score defining their position in time and space. Four tableaux follow one another, addressing themes dear to Edison’s heart: the invention of the phonograph, man and machine, deafness, the inventor and society.

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