Sauvage has developed her original musical instrument, Waterbowls, by initially drawing inspirations from the traditional South Indian instrument, Jaltarang. Her long-term experimentation and tactile research on properties of materials, transformed water-filled porcelain bowls into an aqueous electroacoustic instrument. She animates the inanimate through tuning water and vessels, making them vibrate and magnifying their tiny sounds that are otherwise quasi-inaudible. Sauvage's active use of acoustic feedback has led her to engage in an encompassing approach to the architecture, the acoustic space and the presence of all matters within, leaving the chance to unfold the rest.
Photo: Nuno Coelho
Photo: Nuno Coelho
Photo: Nuno Coelho
Photo: Nuno Coelho
Photo: Rui Murka
Photo: Rui Murka
Tomoko Sauvage is a Japanese composer and artist based in Paris, best known for her long-standing musical and performance practice with her original instrumentation, which combines water, ceramics and electronics. Her work centres on the tactile materiality of vibrant objects and the use of chance as a compositional method. Sauvage has performed at the Barbican Centre, Palais de Tokyo, Maerz Musik, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Manifesta 13, Roskilde Festival and RIBOCA, and his installations and video works have been exhibited at the Sharjah Art Foundation, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and Maison Tavel.