Commissioned by VIERNULVIER & Film Fest Gent in the frame of the annual Videodroom FestivalFor Félicia Atkinson, human voices inhabit an ecology alongside and within many other things that don’t speak, in the conventional sense: landscapes, images, books, memories, ideas. The French electro-acoustic composer and visual artist makes music that animates these other possible voices in conversation with her own, collaging field recording, midi instrumentation, and snippets of essayistic language in both French and English.

Her own voice, always shifting to make space, might whisper from the corner or assume another character’s tone. Atkinson uses composing as a way to process imaginative and creative life, frequently engaging with the work of visual artists, filmmakers, and novelists. 

Atkinson lives on the wild coast of Normandy and has played music since the early 2000s. She has released many records and a novel on Shelter Press, the label and publisher she co-runs. She has collaborated with musicians including Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Chris Watson, Christina Vantzou, and Stephen O’Malley, and with ensembles including Eklekto (Geneva) and Neon (Oslo).

''Watching 'Les yeux sans visage' - as a teenager in the 1990s - had quite an impact on me. Not only was it not only a fantastic '80s song by Billy Idol inspired, it really is a great black-and-white horror film about freedom, women's empowerment and image." - Félicia Atkinson

This film concert was commissioned by VIERNULVIER & Film Fest Gent in the frame of the annual Videodroom Festival