Quai Antoine I Art Studios – A conversation with Gabriel-Noé Rosticher

Tell us about your artistic practice I invite you to become aware of our acoustic environment and to immerse yourself in spaces suffused with undreamed of harmonies. Using a variety of media, including video, installation and volume, I transform sounds into artistic material.
I place sound at the heart of my research, exploring the particular sensibilities associated with the use of sound media.
During lockdown, I was often shut away in my home, so I really developed the ability to listen attentively by getting bored and thinking about my visual work, about questioning the relationship between sound and architecture.
The bedroom has always been linked to my work and to my thoughts, so I decided to build a box that resembled it. In the end, it reveals itself to be a space, a kind of listening chamber, a laboratory where I experiment with various sounds which move through the space.
The room is thus transformed into a sounding board. I am transforming this room into a speaker. This box that you see is the walls of the room.
The interactive sculpture is a cone which I have moved to various locations in Monaco, offering different levels of listening.
I’m always shifting like this. I try to bring a touch of humour and a quirky twist in relation to Monaco and my everyday life.

What does the Artists’ Residency in Monaco offer you?
It has enabled me to develop some projects, such as the room/box, etc. (see the answer to question 1). Residency opens up the opportunity for new artistic encounters, particularly with other artists in residence at the Quai Art Studios, and also enables collaborations with the Principality’s cultural institutions.

Where can we see your work?
For example, I’m taking part in the Set Design Programme at Pavillon Bosio. We worked with Mrac Occitanie-Sérignan on the exhibition in partnership with CNAP, the French National Centre for Visual Arts.