Christophe Burgess

Living Tower

Performance 10' - 15'
A performance by Christophe Burgess for Biennale Son in collaboration with the Manoir de la Ville de Martigny,
the parish of Martigny and the association Carillon-VS

Saturday August 30 at 12:30, Sunday October 19 at 17:00 and Saturday November 29 at 12:00

Living Tower is a sound performance by trans-disciplinary artist Christophe Burgess, who has been in charge of Martigny's carillon since 2024. This in situ work blends the traditional gesture of the carillonneur with contemporary technologies to make the city's carillon resonate in an unexpected way. Normally a symbol of order and time, the bells here become an instrument of phase shift and chaos, distorting time and sacred architecture.

Living Tower is part of the "Alpine Punk" series, the science fiction sub-genre that seeks to answer the question: What desirable futures do we want to dream of in the Alps?

Production: Le Laboratorio

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Christophe Burgess

Born in 1989
Based in Martigny

Christophe Burgess is a multidisciplinary artist from the Valais whose practice explores immersive and participatory forms. After a Bachelor's degree in theater at the École Supérieure des Teintureries in Lausanne, he is pursuing a Master of Arts in Public Sphere at EDHEA in Sierre (2022-2024). His work oscillates between new technologies - virtual reality, artificial intelligence - and a more sensory research inspired by animism, heritage and the wild world.
In 2024, he received the OTO Award from the OTO Sound Museum for his work Carillon sauvage, a sculptural and sound installation activated by the artist, freely inspired by the traditional game of Valais carillonneurs.