Pauline Wable
Sound artist and performer
Pauline Wable has developed an artistic practice centered on celebrating life through attentive listening. Her work revolves around the concept of ritual, which she views as a way to forge connections: connections to oneself, to others, to a place, and more broadly to all living things. 
For her, ritual constitutes a moment of suspended time, a moment when we slow down, when we open ourselves to our surroundings, and when we can sensually experience the fact that we are an integral part of nature, with no separation between humans and their environment.
In practice, she designs sound ceremonies in natural settings, often centered around a tree. 
She uses piezo microphones that capture surface vibrations, thereby transforming invisible phenomena into sound. These vibrations are composed and blended live with instruments and electronic textures.
The audience, caught up in a collective trance, is invited to interact with the tree, the materials, and the space, becoming fully immersed in the experience. 
Through this approach, Pauline seeks to foster a sensory rediscovery of our environment by questioning the role of attentive listening: how listening differently can transform our relationship to the world, to living things, and to others.