Introducing our instruments to the world  

"The brain is the true center of music. Music is a mental and emotional experience that goes far beyond all other art forms." (Peter Weibel)

Totem Installation is a series that showcases the artistic work (installative pieces and invented instruments) created by our artistic director, Jean-François Laporte.


Totem Installation presents the musical instruments designed by our artistic director, Jean-François Laporte, within broader projects: sound installations. These installations use sound as an artistic medium to highlight auditory experiences and alter visual perception. Spectators are thus given the opportunity to discover a unique sonic universe.

This series approaches sound in ways that do not necessarily result in the creation of musical works but primarily serve to share the unique personal creations of our artistic director. It features works that belong as much to sound art as to visual art and lighting art. These pieces explore the sensory connections between sight and hearing, articulate silence with space, delve into the plasticity of sound, and challenge the traditional configuration of the concert hall, thereby formulating their own artistic manifesto.

This approach is based on research into perception, particularly listening, which is envisioned as a participatory action engaging multiple senses. The Totem Installation series stages sound and invites the public to discover our immediate environment or, at the very least, to listen to it differently.

By arranging the instruments in three-dimensional listening experiences, we create, by diffusing these works, spaces that encourage the contemplation of aesthetics and concepts. The public has the opportunity to engage in experiences where sound and matter are in constant interaction.