Photo : Amalia Laurent
Iter
The night that declined and declined without bringing the day will dress the Musical Street until October 10, 2027. Its creator, Amalia Laurent, brings it to life with musical performances questioning the alteration of space and matter through sound.
Philharmonie de Paris (Paris 19th)
About
Amalia Laurent’s proposals are rooted in traditions inherited from Java and Occitania. She is a specialist in Western printing techniques stemming from 15th-century engraving and early cartographic representations disseminated for economic and strategic purposes. Simultaneously, the artist works with the batik technique, whose patterns also constitute catalogues specific to Indonesian territories. She views them in turn as geographic representations that one wears.
The work on image, borders, and the porosity of real and fantasized worlds allows the Franco-Indonesian visual artist to deliver alternative realities that sound alters here. Her monumental textile installation then transforms into a vast vibrational map, or a wall dividing the space in two. This suspended veil, a projection surface and cosmological plane, organizes movement and the gaze, constrains bodies in the wandering of the Musical Street, and suggests a metaphor of sonic construction by the collective, at the heart of her practice.
The composition for the performance, Iter — path lived or journey in Latin —, is original and collective. It brings together six musicians and singers around the Musée de la musique's gamelan ensemble and instruments made in Indonesia by the artist. Performed in the heart of the Musical Street, around the suspended textile work, the musical piece deploys a sonic framework that is built in the synchronization of the performers and the space they come together to reconfigure.
Iter is co-produced by the Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris and the Académie de France à Rome - Villa Médicis
Our take on this event
Step into a striking intersection where Javanese textile traditions and avant-garde soundscapes collide. This immersive installation transforms simple fabric into a living, vibrating map that challenges the way you navigate space. Experience a hypnotic sensory journey that blurs the lines between ancient heritage and modern sonic construction.
Experience Iter at the Philharmonie de Paris on Saturday, January 30, 2027, from 19:00 to 21:00. Created by French-Indonesian artist Amalia Laurent, this unique performance blends Javanese traditions with Western engraving techniques. A massive suspended textile installation serves as the centerpiece, acting as both a physical boundary and a vibrant canvas. Six musicians and singers perform a collective composition, utilizing the Music Museum's gamelan ensemble alongside instruments crafted by the artist herself. This immersive artistic journey explores the intersection of geography, sound, and memory within the venue's Rue musicale. Please note that this is a paid event.
Amalia Laurent presents Iter, an interdisciplinary project that reflects on the concepts of path and journey through visual art and sound. By merging the intricate patterns of Indonesian batik with the history of Western cartography and engraving, the artist creates a monumental textile installation that reshapes the space of the Rue musicale. This hanging structure serves as a vibrating map, influencing the movement and perspective of everyone present as they navigate the venue.
On January 30, 2027, from 19:00 to 21:00, the installation transforms into a stage for a collective musical performance. Six performers gather around the Music Museum's gamelan collection and custom-made instruments to weave a complex sonic structure. Through their synchronization, they reconfigure the space, turning the suspended textile into a cosmological blueprint. This performance highlights the collective nature of sound construction, inviting the audience to engage with a world where reality and fantasy blur.
Iter is a collaborative production between the Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris and the Académie de France à Rome - Villa Médicis. Tickets for the performance are paid.
