
Warwar
Duration
Year
Topics
Language
Subtitles
French,
Arabic
17 min
2024
soundscape,
war, youth
Lithuanian

This summer, I am working in a small village in the northern Lebanese mountains. A peaceful place, nevertheless punctuated by a few explosions towards the end of the day. All I know is that they come from a small house located at the entrance to the village. When I get closer to understanding what is happening there, I meet three brothers, teenagers, who are killing time after school. I have my sound recorder slung over my shoulder and they have their pellet guns. In a mutual curiosity, we tame each other.
Author Virgile Loiseau
Translation Veronika Vasiljeva-Niparavičienė
Subtitles Aušra Umbrasaitė
Animation Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Virgile Loiseau
After earning a degree in photography in Brussels, I pursued philosophy at university. A few encyclopedic and velocipedal detours later, distracted by the movement of the birds around me, I became interested in their songs and gradually expanded my exploration of the sonic space. Through encounters and residencies, I have collaborated with artists from photography, video, and theater. I am interested in sound perception, in the sounds produced by humans—“anthroposonic” sounds—and their conditions of existence. With a poetic intent, I collect testimonies from strangers about the noises that inhabit their daily lives.
