The World As We Know It Is Changing (Sound and Live Cymatics installation Extract)

The World As We Know It Is Changing Quadraphonic Sound Composition and live Cymatics, 2022 (This video is an extract version of the installation) Filmed at Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern art Exhibition This installation invite visitors are seat in the dark room surrounded by four loudspeakers in which they can experience a ”Deep Listening” of recording made across different ecosystems. While observing the phenomena projected image from the Cymascope which allow sound to be visualise in this case through the water vibration. Soon the audience perception start to change and they find themselves immersed in an ever-shifting soundscape, with flowing river and noise of the human activity, but also narrated memories connected to fresh water in different languages. Event if the artist let the audience having their own interpretation, this is a strong ecologically oriented artwork. With many level of emotional questioning and self reflection such human precedence dominating the planet and access to fresh water, the artist bring the audience on a journey to disconnect from the world. “The World As We Know It Is Changing“ was created during my residency at Doha Fire Station, Qatar in 2018/2019. This work has been supported in part by the Fire Station in a subsidiary of Qatar Museums. © Guillaume Rouseré - G Sound Art, 2022