Laurence Demaret (Be)

1 November 2019 City Sonic

Humus (creation)

Humus has the same root as ‘human’ and ‘humanity’. It reveals intensities of life under the earth. It is a collaboration with microorganisms and bacteria, as a temptation to exit from the Anthropocenic age, and a tribute to the presence and movement of living soils.

Production: Laurence Demaret, Transcultures with the support of the Ateliers de la Baraque and Transcultures with the help of Florestan Thiry (sound engineer, musician, farmer), Daniel Van Acker (sound hardware), Vincent Pourcelle (chemist, nature guide), Damien Magnette (microphones carpet).

Terre 003 + Mer 04 - The imaginary in motion (creation)

Two organic videos in which the elements assemble and attempt to provide an invitation towards questioning, which motivates us from the depths of our humanity. It is a journey into the sensitive and invisible elements of the poetics of movement.

Production: Transcultures, European pepinieres of creation.

Biography

Laurence Demaret has directed short films, collaborated on documentary and animation feature films, and is now pursuing her research in the visual and sound arts. Her current projects are developing around movement in space, through installation work. In these visual and sound experiences, the elements come to life in an attempt to enable us to question and express from the depths of our humanity. This project is a journey from the intimate towards the universal. A poetics of movement is linked to an indestructible desire. She also leads artistic workshops with the intention of encouraging imagination and creativity so that everyone can explore their original personality and share their singularity through the realization of a collective work.