Julie Semoroz is a French-Swiss artist based in Geneva, renowned for her ability to fuse art and science through sound. Her work explores the physical properties of sound and its interaction with the human body and the environment, creating immersive installations and performances that challenge our perceptions of space and time. Drawing on disciplines such as biology, neuroscience and philosophy, she examines themes such as interspecies communication and emotional vocalization. She collaborates with artists and scientists on individual 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 benefited from support from the Fonds national Suisse scientifique for her project DOUZE MILLE VINGT in collaboration with Didier Grandjean and the CICA, Chair des sciences affectives de l'université de Genève in 2021.
THE PROJECT
NOISE BRAIN VISCERAL COUPLING Trio for percussion and electronics Julie Semoroz, musician, performer and visual artist, explores the links between sound, body and perception. Her new work, NOISE BRAIN VISCERAL COUPLING 3 is a composition for three performers, combining percussion, electronics, light and movement. For this new creation, she proposes a 30-45 minute work for three performers in which percussion, a new element in her artistic language since 2023, dialogues with light sensors, electronic devices and the movements of the musicians. The piece explores notions of neural, human and social synchronization and desynchronization, drawing on scientific research into interoception and the internal rhythms that influence our emotions and shape our perceptions of the world. Her work is part of a transdisciplinary approach in which artistic creation and scientific research are in close dialogue.
Nurtured by collaborations with the Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences (CISA) and researchers, this work offers a listening experience that echoes the expectations, links and networks that connect us to the living world.
