Désastre, 2026

Sound performance

Désastre is the second chapter of the performance trilogy Urgence — Désastre — Catastrophe.
Each performance in the trilogy is paired with an installation representing a degree of "Dégâts" (Damages).
Below, discover Dégâts modérés.

Part of the show
Concert #1 « In Situ » de l'Académie, Ircam
June 27th, 2026

Désastre is a sound performance designed to introduce the installation Dégâts modérés, evoking the occurence of a destructive earthquake in a small town in the Caribbean. It extends the sonic translation of Kaitleen J. Thierney’s observations on disaster, begun in 2024 with earlier works Urgence and Dégâts mineurs.

The project is being developed within IRCAM’s workshop “In Situ Electronic Composition”, under the guidance of Mauro Lanza (composer), Claudia Jane Scroccaro, and Rémi Le Taillandier (computer music designers at IRCAM). It uses the Virtual Choir developed by IRCAM to multiply Kenny Cairo’s voice into a chorus of non-professional singers.

IRCAM — In Situ Composer l’électronique,

FEBRUARY — JUNE

Construction of the sound performance Désastre, experimenting with software Max/MSP.
JJJJJerome Elis — Rewire Festival, Den Haag

APRIL
Observation of the physical and mental preparation for their live performance.
Les Vagabondes, residency by Latifa Laâbissi

JUNE
Movement-research residency at choreographer Latifa Laâbissi’s new residency space in Britanny, France.

Dégâts modérés, 2026

Installation

Part of the exhibition
Blackground : Murmures des mornes
June 12th, 2026 — February 28th, 2027

Curated by Cédric Fauq and Salma Mochtari

Dégâts modérés is a multimedia installation comprising a sound composition, a fictional text displayed on video and in a printed edition, a ceramic tile, a drawing, and an indigo-dyed, hand-embroidered bag filled with herbs rooted in Guadeloupean ancestral knowledge.

The work explores two central questions: How can the conservation of art remain static in lands vulnerable to environmental risks? and How can a narrative emerge from the assembly of objects created across different temporalities and geographies? The fictional text is generated through the imagery evoked by the sound composition, while the text, in turn, enriches and reshapes the composition itself.

The story unfolds through invented rituals set in a fictional Caribbean landscape, drawing inspiration from Guadeloupean knowledge systems and natural environments. It serves as a continuation of the narrative introduced in the earlier installation “Dégâts mineurs” and foreshadows the final chapter to be explored in the upcoming performance “Catastrophe” and installation “Dégâts majeurs.”