Sound Art and Installation

The Expanded Field

French artists increasingly work beyond traditional concert formats:

Éliane Radigue (b. 1932): Creates meditative electronic works lasting hours - ARP 2500 synthesizer as sole instrument for decades - Recent acoustic works maintaining electronic aesthetics - Buddhist philosophy informing temporal structures

Beatriz Ferreyra (b. 1937): GRM composer exploring narrative and space - "Petit Poucet" magazine: Graphic scores and theoretical writings - Installations creating immersive environments

Kasper T. Toeplitz (b. 1960): Bass guitar through massive computer processing - Collaboration with choreographers and visual artists - Noise music within contemporary classical contexts