Sound and visual research residency; composition tracks.

Micro-machines is a mechanical sound and music installation in the continuation of a series of machines begun with the previous pieces (machines à rien, machines désirantes). The idea is to seek out micro-movements, microscopic excitements, in a spirit of hijacking everyday objects, on reduced-format objects, zooming in on highly agitated miniature mechanical machines.

The installation would take the form of a single support centered on a small space around which the public could rotate. The various mechanics would be intertwined and superimposed, like a surrealist model, complemented by a luminous work composed of small sources.

Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, the work will evoke a fascination with movement, the organic variations generated by repetitive, programmed motion, and the absurd, poetic misappropriation of everyday objects, creating an abstract, lyrical visual and sonic landscape into which the spectator can immerse himself or herself.

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Micro-Machines - tiny frenzies
Valentin Durif
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Mon. April 13 -- Sun. 19, 2026
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Valentin Durif
design and music

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