Punkte (.–. ..- -. .-. – .) is an eight-headed chimera, researching and working within the field of sound and beyond. As part of the Arts and Sound Creation 2021-2022 postgraduate session at l’ENSA Bourges, we aim to reconsider the relationship between the fine arts and sound matters. Our name, Punkte, is a tribute to Ursula Bogner, a scientist in the pharmaceuticals sector and a composer (recordings 1969-1988) who perhaps never existed. It is also a nod to the action video Punkt (2006), in which Roman Signer, filmed sitting in profile in front of a blank canvas, waits for the explosion of the firecracker behind him to surprise him and set him in motion. From Bourges in central France we, Punkte, invite you to join us in our performances, concerts and games.

Over four days – two hours daily, and one evening – we’ll stream using a cacophony of radio voices, flutes, revox, metal plates, screams and whispers to fabricate the unexpected. We, the misshapen children of Ursula Bogner, will spit out flames and take you on a journey of disheveled rhythms, eccentric sounds and magnetic voices. Punkte is composed by: Mélodie Blaison / Lucie Bortot / Anne Line Drocourt / Samia El Hadj / Typhaine Guilloux / Cinna Peyghamy / Simon Pochet / Audrey Repon

Credits

ENSA Bourges (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Art – Bourges) (FR) Antre Peaux – Bourges (FR)