Big Bang III has been performed in Huddersfield and Montréal…

“Inside a semi-circular cockpit that gives us the feeling of floating into space, we discover crossfaded galaxies, nebulas, black holes and cosmic dust; or we are in the middle of a space storm with lightning, thunder, incredible winds and tornadoes enhanced by electroacoustic sounds. Among thousands of rocks and meteors, we glimpse electronic debris floating for all eternity… Man and his habitat, Man and the infinite…” — Georges Dyens

A celebration filled with light, a homage to Earth, “a devotion for Life in all its guises and worries about its foretold disappearance” (Marie Delagrave, Vie des arts #164, Montréal, Autumn 1996). “In the heart of radical movement, a universe lives and dies, exploding over and over” (Daniel Carrière, Le Devoir, Montréal, June 19, 1992), “as if the spectator were a witness to creation itself, a party to the end of time, suspended between the entrails of the earth and sidereal space, and holding his breath.” (Nell Luter Floyd, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS, USA, March 5, 1995).

Big Bang III was composed for Georges Dyens’ multimedia installation by the same title. Dyens’ work consisted of sculptures, lightings and holograms, all automated.

— Marcelle Deschênes [English translation: François Couture, viii-06]

Big Bang III — music for the multimedia installation by George Dyens — was realized in 1992 at Bruit blanc studio in Montréal and premiered with the installation in the summer of 1992, as part of the international exhibit Images du futur presented at La Cité des arts et des nouvelles technologies de Montréal. A second version of the installation was completely redesigned in 1995 under the title Vertigo terræ for the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson (MS, USA); that installation is now part of the permanent exhibit at the Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent in Rivière-du-Loup (Québec).

Premiere

June 1992, Images du futur, Cité des arts et des nouvelles technologies de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)

Details

Big Bang III (1992), 2:38

Marcelle Deschênes

stereo fixed medium

Most recent events

February 17, 2016

Huddersfield (England, UK)

Electric Spring 2016: UCB Impart; Marcelle Deschênes
June 1992

Montréal (Québec)

Images du futur

Broadcasts

December 6, 2017: Martian Gardens #911 / Global Community Radio Channel 2 (USA)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Alain Thibault, Lux (1985), 23:16 [2m38s]
- Monique Jean, low memory #2 (2001), 10:23
December 16, 2016: Radioateliér: Sonické vlny z Montrealu #3: Marcelle Deschênes / Český rozhlas (Czech Republic)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Alain Thibault, Lux (1985), 23:16
December 19, 2014: Radioateliér: Sonické vlny z Montrealu #3: Marcelle Deschênes / Český rozhlas (Czech Republic)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Alain Thibault, Lux (1985), 23:16
April 21, 2013: Martian Gardens / WMUA 91.1 FM (USA)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang II (1987, 95), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang II (1987, 95), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
June 19, 2011: Martian Gardens / WMUA 91.1 FM (USA)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
September 13, 2009: Martian Gardens / WMUA 91.1 FM (USA)
- Jonty Harrison, Streams (1999), 16:12
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang II (1987, 95), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
May 30, 2007: NPS Radio 4 (Netherlands)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang II (1987, 95), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Bernard Fort, Gilles Gobeil, Jean-François Laporte, Indigo (2000), 10:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Le bruit des ailes (2000, 02), 10:54
- Francis Dhomont, Chroniques de la lumière: Miroitements [Shimmers] (1989), 8:05
- Francis Dhomont, Voyage-miroir (2004), 14:55
- Francis Dhomont, Corps et âme (2001-02), 7:40
May 30, 2007: Média inconnu
- Francis Dhomont, Chroniques de la lumière (1989, 2005), 29:12
- Francis Dhomont, Voyage-miroir (2004), 14:55
- Francis Dhomont, Corps et âme (2001-02), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Bernard Fort, Gilles Gobeil, Jean-François Laporte, Indigo (2000), 10:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Le bruit des ailes (2000, 02), 10:54
April 30, 2007: Foldover / WOBC 91.5 FM (USA)
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang II (1987, 95), 7:40
- Marcelle Deschênes, Big Bang III (1992), 2:38
- Marcelle Deschênes, Le bruit des ailes (2000, 02), 10:54
- Marcelle Deschênes, Bernard Fort, Gilles Gobeil, Jean-François Laporte, Indigo (2000), 10:40