Tactile Sound or Eccentric Sensoriality in the Solo Performances of Magali Babin
How can the ephemeral touch of a caress become an aesthetic object? How can a fingernail scratching the mineral surface of a sheet of schist become music? How can intimate tactile experience become the scene of a collective artistic ritual? How does Magali Babin turn electronic sound into a medium for eccentric sensoriality? This article takes us into one region of Magali Babin’s artistic practice: the tactile world of sound that she uses in her solo performances. Author of a polymorphic sonic oeuvre, Magali Babin is a Quebec artist, performer, and composer whose artistic practice has incorporated sonic installations for the past two years. She is a key figure in Montreal’s alternative audio art, “edgy” improvisation, and experimental music scenes, moving freely among cutting-edge artistic categories.