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THE LIGHTS WHICH CAN BE HEARD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 LE DERNIER SON DES AURORES<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

S\u00c9BASTIEN ROBERT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Installation and visual art<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Lights Which Can Be Heard<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Le dernier son des aurores<\/em><\/strong><\/em> is a research and creation project about the sound of the aurora borealis, which has long been witnessed by various indigenous communities in the Arctic. Despite the many accounts, the Western scientific community denied their existence for decades until some hypotheses about their origin began to surface in the 1950s, but are still debated today.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some believe that the natural VLF (Very Low Frequency) radio waves produced by the aurora borealis can be perceived in the observer\/listener’s environment. Some natural elements (minerals or crystals) would act as receivers and transform the radio waves (electromagnetic) into the audible spectrum (acoustic). Without rejecting any hypothesis, it is this last one that caught S\u00e9bastien’s attention for his project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite successful recordings following a three-week residence on And\u00f8ya in Norway, S\u00e9bastien realised that the VLF waves emitted by the aurora are increasingly difficult to perceive because they are more and more drowned out by artificial signals. They are therefore bound to disappear. Inspired by this unique context, and in the continuity of his previous work, S\u00e9bastien is currently developing a body of work around this research, which will allow the audience to perceive the sounds of the aurora borealis while preserving them in light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And\u00f8ya, Octobre 2021 \u00a9 S\u00e9bastien Robert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lofoten, February 2022 \u00a9 S\u00e9bastien Robert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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