Belju Sound Bridge (2009)

www.belju.info

During summer 2009, sound artists Gilles Aubry, Stéphane Montavon and Carl Y created an archive of environmental sounds around the Swiss-French border, precisely on the Canton Jura (CH) and Territoire de Belfort (F).

Their work documents the sonic landscapes of natural, urban and industrial sites of this transnational area, in particular those of transit of individuals and goods across the border.

The audio recordings are exchanged and redistributed in the public space via the internet, according to a principle of deconstruction of political and cultural borders.

Four permanent listening sites are installed in the cities of Belfort (F), Bourogne (F), Delémont (CH) and Porrentruy (CH), starting the 15th of August until the 12th of September 2009.

On the web, the Belju sound bridge exists as a playable sound archive (www.belju.info) and a blog (www.belju.blogspot.com), open to contributions of the public.

Live performances and interventions with international guest artists take place on various locations on this territory during the project.

Guest artists : Carl Y (F), Michael Northam (US), Duncan Whitley (UK), Pali Meursault (F), Aymeric de Tapol (F), Collectif ÖDL (F), Dinah Bird & Jean-Philippe Renoult (F), Eric Cordier (F), Helena Gough (UK).