Julie Semoroz
MYELINE
experimental, neuroscience research, emotion, distorsion, glitter
— Live performance
Saturday, 26 Sept 22:00 / MX
Reflections on human and animal vocalization and the transmission of neuronal information. Neurons, of which there are 100 billion in the human brain, have the role of circulating information between the environment and the organism, able to receive, analyse and produce information. The function of myelin is to considerably increase the speed of message conduction (nerve impulses, or action potentials).
Julie Semoroz is a French-Swiss artist based in Geneva, known for merging art and science through sound. Her work explores the physical properties of sound and its interaction with the human body and environment, creating immersive installations and performances that challenge perceptions of space and time. Drawing from fields like biology, neuroscience, and philosophy, she investigates themes such as interspecies communication and emotional vocalisation. She collaborates with artists and scientists on solo and collective projects, which have been presented internationally.
She has received numerous research grants and has been nominated for the Prix Russolo and the Swiss Art Awards, and has received support from the Swiss National Science Foundation for her project DOUZE MILLE VINGT, in collaboration with Didier Grandjean and CISA, the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences at the University of Geneva, in 2021.
With the support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Canton of Geneva and Mind the Gap.