GrandePolyphonieisahydropoeminsevensequences.ChristianCalondescribesthematerialofhisfilmasfollows:“Water,innature,istheonlyelementthatcanexistinallthreephysicalstatesofmatter:liquid,solid,gaseous.Contrarytodefinitions,itdoeshaveacolour.Inliquidstate,ittendstowardanimmobilitythattheelementsrefusetograntit.Asasolid,itislighterthanitself.Whenagas,itrevealstousthemovementsoftheairandwindcarryingit.Inallitsstates,itisluminousandsonorous.”Theproductoflookingandlisteningbyaseasonedelectroacousticcomposer,GrandePolyphoniestemsfromresearchconductedovermanyyearsinavastregionnorthofthe45thparallelduringwhichCaloncapturedsoundsandimages,whichhesubsequentlyprocessedandassembledinspectral,harmonic,rhythmicandspatialinterrelation.Theresultismusicfortheeyesandcinemafortheears. Webversion:Multichannelsoundspatializationencodedinbinauralforanoptimumheadphonelisteningexperience.Playedonstereospeakers,youwillmissalot! ThisfilmispartoftheFIFAEXPERIMENTALsectionprogramTHEEYELISTENS. PRESENTINTHESECOLLECTIONS: MUSICANDSONG ART,NATUREANDTERRITORY Director ChristianCalon Production ChristianCalon SoundRecording OlivierRenouf