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Christian Calon

Christian Calon’s works are out there! They have been performed in concert in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, UK and USA…

Christian Calon has received awards at the following contests:

  • Concorso internazionale Luigi Russolo di musica elettroacustica, Varèse (Italy): 1985
  • Concours international de musique électroacoustique de Bourges, Bourges (Cher, France): 1989, 1994
  • Concurso Internacional de Música Eletroacústica de São Paulo (CIMESP), São Paulo (Brazil): 2003
  • NEWCOMP International Computer Music Competition, Boston (Massachusetts, USA): 1988, 1991
  • Prix Ars Electronica, Linz (Austria): 1995, 1997
  • Prix Phonurgia Nova, Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France): 2001
  • Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards, Canada: 1996

“The exploration of the listening experience and of spatiality is at the core of my projects. Chronographic by nature, they take the form of sound art and audiovision works in which models of reality hold a central position. My more recent works tend to explore issues with an anthropological orientation while developing extra-musical perspectives.

A keen interest for narrative forms is developed in a body of works through writing and the staging of sound simulacra. For these, radio as an ars acustica, represents a fertile field of experimentation. In parallel, suggesting the approach of sound conversation, I take part in the live-improvisation collective Theresa Transistor.

My creative work, by nature linked to the advancement of research, leads to an ongoing process of investigation of new technologies. Since my early works, widely performed, the various facets of my work are often greeted at competitions and major international events. A freelance artist, I live in Montréal.”

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Christian Calon

Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône, France), 1950

Residence: Montréal (Québec)

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Christian Calon / self-portrait [Photo: Christian Calon, August 23, 2010]
Christian Calon / self-portrait [Photo: Christian Calon, August 23, 2010]

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