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This installation introduces a flock of 70 brightly plumed Zebra Finches to a gallery-turned-aviary.
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot produces music in surprising and unexpected ways through large-scale acoustic environments. Boursier-Mougenot's immersive sonic installation, from here to ear, introduces a flock of 70 brightly plumed Zebra Finches to a gallery-turned-aviary to live among iconic Gibson Les Paul and Thunderbird bass guitars. At turns ambient and melodic, a constantly changing soundscape emerges as the finches explore their environment, eating, nesting and perching on the amplified instruments. This boundary-breaking exhibition asks us to consider the way we perceive, create and interact with music while challenging traditional notions of artistic collaboration.
Generous support provided by FreePort funders Jeffrey P. Beale and Fay Chandler. Presented with the support of the Institut Français and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. Additional support provided by the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum.
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