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upcoming exhibitions, installations and concerts by Will Menter
2024
The films selected by Will can also be seen
on a special page that he has made on Vimeo
A Sommant I am exhibiting my series Hear the Wood for the Trees
just for 9 days
La Forêt Monumentale à Rouen
I've created and installed a new piece,
One Possible River of Sound
It's there with 12 other pieces until September 2026
2023
Fibre Sensible, Ecuries Saint Hugues,
Exposition d'été 2023 de la Ville de Cluny
Du 1 au 16 juillet 2023
with Florence Le Maux and Jane Norbury
https://www.cluny-tourisme.com/fetes-manifestations/fibre-sensible/
Solo exhibition at the arboretum du Domaine d'Harcourt, Eure, from June until November 2023
Group exhibition at the centre Eden Cuissery, Saône et Loire
2022
Concert/performance/projection aux Neuf Portes
Nous sommes contents que nos amis Armelle Devigon et François Merville
vont jouer
chez nous aux Neuf Portes le 17 décembre à 19h.
Egalement content que ça me donne l'opportunité de projeter deux nouveaux
courts métrages que j'ai créé en 2022 !
réservations willmenter@gmail.com
New film
Dippers and Hoverers
New film
Inhabitation - Four Movements
New film
Possible States of Listening
exhibition / concert
New film
Hear the Wood for the Trees
Group exhibition Saint Denis, Paris
Welcome to the opening 29 April 2022 18h30 at the musée Joseph Déchelette, Roanne
Invitation here
Welcome to the concert "Le Jardin des Murmures" 3 May 20h at the théâtre de Roanne
box office
We will be 10 on stage for this new commission : les percussions de Treffort directed by Alain Goudard
singers Laura Tejeda et Audrey Pévrier
saxophonists Pascale Amiot and myself
and many sound sculptures in wood, stone, water, pottery, aluminium
Grain de Pierre, Woodwind, Dippers, Skimmers, Ascending Air
Booklet of complete programme here
A Possible State of Listening
One day in December I asked Esther Meunier Corfdyr to listen in her own way inside two of my sound sculptures.
The result is a 20 minute video. If you have the time, you can watch and listen to it on Vimeo
(with headphones or speakers to capture all the detail).
https://vimeo.com/665371055
January Val de Saône :
April, May, June Roanne :
June Dijon :
2021
Falling Water
Sound installation and performances in Burgundy
Chevagny-sur-Guye 14, 15 August "Chevagny Passions Nature"
Solo exhibition in Brittany
extended until April 21st
closed to the public but you can telephone for a professional visit
(in the broadest sense of the term) 02 96 79 86 00
2020
Inhabitation : 7 videos
an orchestra emerges, 9 minutes https://vimeo.com/441545815
elements fusing, 5 minutes https://vimeo.com/452173289
roofing the ground, 5 minutes https://vimeo.com/452017527
nesting, 5 minutes https://vimeo.com/451924057
herd, 2 minutes https://vimeo.com/464355744
attached, 1 minute https://vimeo.com/464479828
double beaver, 2 minutes https://vimeo.com/464515461
Woodline and Xyloserpent
I'm pleased to tell you that these two pieces have been reinstalled in the Forest of Méridon, near Chévreuse in the Yvelines. Just 5 minutes walk from the carpark. Free access to the public every day.
Elégie - composition by Chisato Cieux-Matsuyoshi
Chisato asked me to make some images for her composition for piano, Elegy, which she composed in 2012. She is one of the saxophonists who played in my film Intimate In Public. You can watch and listen to Elegy on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9olPSY5CTtE
Inhabitation - sortie de résidence
extra performance added 9th August 11am-12midday
At the end of my creative residency I am sharing my work with the public on July 17th and 19th in a place near Autun in Saône et Loire. Send me a private message with your email adress if you would like to receive an invitation. will@willmenter.com
Le sentier d'Amanéa
10 new sound sculptures in the Vendée
All the information is here : Le Sentier d'Amanéa
Around lac de la Vouraie in the commune of Bournezeau, the trail is open to the public everyday, entry is free.
Intimate In Public
13.04.2020 My film, created in 2017 is available to watch with free access
on Vimeo
with this link https://vimeo.com/264828163/62680eeb8f
It lasts 30 minutes and the quality will be better if you can watch on a big screen with speakers or headphones ;-) Enjoy !
Until the end of April.
08.02.2020 new article added to my site
Searching for a Zimbabwean Hocket
New video of Neuf Portes Mix now on line
2019
Concert performance at the Neuf Portes
Two new catalogue articles
Biennale Autun Biennale-catalogue-will-menter.pdf English first then French
Biennale Jumièges Biennale article Barroso.pdf French only
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Biennale Autun - Art Contemporain Sacré
15-26 July 2019 www.biennale-autun.com/
Artists : Djoti Bjalava, Ferrante Ferranti, Geoffroy de Montpellier, Loretta Rossi, Ma Desheng,
Solomon Rossine, Yassid Oulab, Bill Viola, Will Menter
I will install two sculptures in the garden of the bishopric near the cathedral.
One is Litholigne, which I first exhibited at the Château du Grand Jardin at Joinville.
The second is a new piece inspired by the site, by the theme of the festival and with a nod to William Blake it is called
To Hear a World in the Grain of Oak.
Saturday 20th July at 17h30 meeting with Will Menter and presentation of his piece « Litholigne » in the garden of the bishopric,
followed at 18h by the projection of 3 of his films in the auditorium inside the bishopric :
Ice Stream (16 minutes), Flamants et Grues (20 minutes), Alpage (11 minutes)
Catalogue of the biennale d'art sacré contemporain Autun
There is a beautiful catalogue which will be available at all the exhibition sites during the biennale. The curator, Jérôme Lequime, inteviewed me and you can find the text and some photos on this link Biennale-catalogue-will-menter.pdf English first then French!
Steaming
Je présente une performance solo avec mes flûtes à vapeur et autres sculptures sonores le samedi 18 mai à 22h15
C'est à Corgoloin, Beaune dans le cadre du Festival Nature 2019. Toute la programmation des deux jours est axée sur les sons de la nature. Venez, ce sera unique et inspirant !
Site internet : www.cote-dor.lpo.fr
One Possible Sound Field
I have installed a new piece for "Jumièges à Ciel Ouvert", triennale of contemporary art at the Abbaye de Jumièges
in Normandy, near Rouen. The other artists are Shigeko Hirakawa, Jean-Luc Bichaud, Christian Lapie, Nils Udo and
the curator is Jean-Marc Barroso.
The exhibition is open every day from 9h30 to 18h30 until the end of October.
Here is a photo and a video :
Woodline and Xyloserpent
I have installed two new sculptures in the forest of Pinceloup near Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. They are permanent
but at the moment there are no signs to help find them. If you want to visit, message me at will@willmenter.com
and I will send you a plan.
2018
Murmure d'Eau
From 19th to 29th September I will be at the Ferme de Chosal
in Haute Savoie to make and install a new permanent piece
in the woods beside the river. Inauguration on the 29th.
Contact me for details.
Here is a video of the piece :
Here is the original proposal :
Willow Weep
A new sound sculpture at Clécy in the Calvados, Normandy.
To find it in the village, ask at the tourist office.
Corps Sonore
Performances at Ourense, in Valencia with François Merville, Jane Norbury and Erick Jimenez
You are invited to the inauguration of my film Intimate In Public,
in the presence of the artists, followed by a live percussion solo
by
François Merville.
Sunday June 10th at 8pm.
Entry is free and you may also make a contribution to the costs.
Bring something to share such as food or drink if you can!
Atelier des Neuf Portes, 7 rue basse, Changey, 71360 Saisy
Places limited, please reserve : will@willmenter.com
Alice Waring - soprano, Cyril Darmedru -alto, Chisato Cieux-Matsuyoshi - alto, Olivier Py - tenor,
Jouk Minor - sopranino, Lionel Garcin - soprano, Marie Braun - baritone, Bruno Wilhelm - tenor,
Guillaume Orti - soprano in C, Karen van Schaik - baritone, Sylvain Desbaisieux - tenor,
Sam Comerford - bass, Andy Lévêque - alto
the festival 7bis chemin de traverse.
I've invited François Merville to play a percussion solo for the second part of the evening
in counterpoint with the twelve saxophones of the film.
2017
Les Percussions de Treffort
Will Menter
with his sound sculpture
Le Murmure des Feuilles
play two concerts at the Parc Madeleine, Bourg-en-Bresse (01)
Sunday 17th september at 3pm and 4.30pm
photo: © Yannis Boyer
August 2nd 2017 : performance dance/music/sculpture at Bibracte around our installations link
August 4th 2017 : performance dance/music/sculpture at Sampigny-les-Maranges
around our installations
2nd July - 17th September 2017 : exhibition at the Prieuré de Vausse, 89310 Chatel-Gérard
Saturday 19th August : solo performance
Steaming
Sunday 11th June at 1am I will light my steam flutes for the Pépète Lumière festival
programme non-stop for 24 hours...
exhibition booklet with images and text
Le Murmure des Feuilles will stay in the Parc de la Madeleine until the end of October 2017,
it is open to the public every day.
2016
L'Eau Touche la Terre
Two installations in Burgundy, Will Menter and Jane Norbury, summer 2016
At the Eglise de Cortiambles from July 9th and at the Halle Ronde, Givry from September 7th
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just
missed it!
Festival Deltebre Dansa, Catalonia, Spain http://www.deltebredansa.cat/en/
Collaboration
with Erick Jimenez "Creative Lab"
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Festival "Ecouter pour l'instant" in the village
of Queyssac, Dordogne 24140
Installation and solo performance 27th - 30th July 2016
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Les Feux du Crépuscule
Fires at Dusk - solo installation and performance at La Turbine, Sampigny-les-Maranges, Burgundy 71150
5th, 6th August 2016
with lighting design by Valérie Colas
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stone
concert at the Neuf Portes - duo with Tony di Napoli who makes and plays lithophone
Saturday 23rd April, 2016 at 20h
News coming soon of this
year's other projects!
Meanwhile here is a photo to show that I'm doing something...
2015
just missed it!
Vivre Le Lieu - group exhibition, Ozenay (near Tournus, 71)
17th July - 16th August 2015
artists : Alexandra Engelfriet, Jane Norbury, Clément Borderie,
Hiroko Nakajima, Will Menter
site specific installations
curator : Marc de Roover
La
Matière Sonore - Exhibition of 3 sound sculptures in and
near Metz
20th June - 20th September, 2015
Murmures du Vent at the Jardin Fabert, centre ville
Touchons du Bois at the Jardins Fruitiers de Laquenexy
Litholigne at the Domaine de Lindre
Tout dans le cadre du sentier de cabanes sonores de Moselle Arts Vivants
La Dérive Sonore - residence in the Camargue, April-July
2015
26th June - Inauguration of sound sculpture made with driftwood and solo
performance
31st July, 8pm - solo performance for the Envie Rhônements
festival
Le Bois François, Port-Saint-Louis
En
Eau - performances with Compagnie Lle at Saules and Bissey-sous-Cruchaud
(71)
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2015
Zoophonies - installation and performance et the Parc du Saussay,
Aulnay-Sous-Bois
Sunday 31st May 2015, 14h-18h
Concert by the GRI - friday 24th April 2015
We
are playing for the inauguration of "Les Communs" at Cormatin,
Saône et Loire.
The event starts at 6pm and we are programmed to play at 8pm, but the
timing could change...
All are welcome
On this occasion the GRI will be:
Didier
Levallet (double bass), François Merville (drums), Marie Braun
(flutes), Will Menter (soprano, sound sculptures)
a
quiet winter, but soon expect news of projects in the Camargue, the Moselle,
Aulnay sous Bois,
Ozenay, Burgundy, Reipoltskirchen and Mainz...
and a new sculpture made with smooth stones worked by the river Durance
2014
exhibition
and concert at the neuf portes in December 2014
le dimanche 10 août 2014
Musicancy at the château d'Ancy-le-Franc, Yonne
Installation and 3 mini-concerts during the afternoon
from July 29th 2014:
Aventure-jeux "Altaïr et la Forêt
musicale" at Agnières en Dévoluy
7 new permanent sound sculptures
communiqué de presse
I am exhibiting at Croq' Jardin, La Roque d'Antheron from July 18th to
August 17th 2014
I am exhibiting my piece "Touch Wood" in this group exibition
at Arles
26th April -
17th May 2014, Eglise des Frères-Prêcheurs
GRI
Christine
BERTOCCHI, voix,Jacques DI DONATO, clarinettes, Didier LEVALLET, contrebasse,
Will MENTER, sculptures sonores et tuyaux, Jouk MINOR, saxophones et sarussophone
basse,
Didier PETIT, violoncelle et Guillaume ORTI, saxophones
concert saturday 15th March 2014 at 16h00
à la Cité de la Voix
4 rue de l'Hôpital - 89450 VEZELAY
Porté par la compagnie d'un instant à l'autre, le Groupe
Régional d’Improvisateurs
est une entité mouvante et surprenante à géométrie
variable. A l'issue d'une résidence de 2 jours, le GRI vous convie
à partager ses explorations.
Reservations 06.25.11.20.29 or administration@uninstantalautre.com
snowdrops by starlight
It
is 3 years since I last exhibited at Cambo near St Andrews, so I think
I can say again that it is a rare chance to see and hear my work in Scotland.
As in 2011 I am installing a large "touch wood" sculpture (80
metres long) and "branch lines" - but in different sites this
time so they will become new pieces. Also I will hang 40 wind flutes from
the trees and make two inside installations - "falling water"
and "dry sea".
The starlight festival runs from 12th-16th
February and the sculptures will stay in place until April 16th
for daytime visits. Details here : snowdrops
by starlight
Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns by St Andrews, Fife KY16 8QD - phone 01333 450054
Le Son est Toujours Présent
Le
Château du Grand Jardin
Joinville, Haute-Marne
21st July 2013 - 15th December
As well as being the title of my new book/cd this is the name of a big retrospective exhibition. In the garden of the château are four installations, including one new work "Litholigne", and a commissioned permanent work "Oak Twins". Click here to view some photos.
Inside, in three different spaces, are eleven works, including one new one "Elm Trio"
There are also two concerts where I will make a special installation and will play in duo with other musicians.
October 12th, in the Salle d'Honneur with Catherine Jauniaux (voice)
December 1st, in the Grande Cuisine with Didier Petit (cello)
Zoophonies
group project at Bonlieu, Annecy
13-15 september
I
am installing two works in the garden of the "Haras" and there
is a
non-stop programme of concerts and performances the whole weekend.
One of my sculptures will stay for several weeks afterwards.
Fabulous Sound Machines
Magna, Rotherham
open now, continues until November 4th, 2013
Group exhibition with other sound artists in this old steel works. Well worth a visit for our work and also for the excellent permanent exhibitions. Magna site
Yeuse Lauze
installation and performance 5th May at Beaumont, Ardèche
touchons du bois
installation at Couëron, Nantes, June 8th and 9th
for the festival "Le jardin Singulier"
Exhibition and concert here at the 9 doors, very soon...
"Small and Volonté"
Duo
concert with Didier Petit, here at the Neuf Portes, 15th December at 19h.
"life forms" in Lyon
A solo performance and installation in an urban garden in the centre of Lyon for the festival "Fête des Feuilles"
Saturday 24th November at 2pm
Le
Jardin de l'Ilôt d'Amaranthes
(angle rue S.Gryphe - Montesqieu - Lyon 7)
Wiesbaden, Germany
Group Exhibition
KLANG
August
17th - October 14th
2012 at Künstlerverein Walkmühle
more
details here and here
plus a performance of "Drips of Wood" and "Life Forms"
for a festival to celebrate 50 years of fluxus, August 19th at 8pm - more
here
Concert/performance by the duo Elémental at Saulieu (21)
Tuesday
15th May, 2012 at 7pm on the Promenade Jean Macé
(Or
if it rains, in the Eglise Saint Saturnin)
Aurore Gruel (dance), Will Menter (music and sound sculptures)
in
June I'm taking part in this festival with an installation of Rain Songs
and a collective realisation of my piece "Wood Rings" (Bits
of Wood)
FESTIVAL AGRICOLO-DANSE
8-9-10 juin aux Damias
le hameau des Damias
05300 Eourres
exhibition and concerts at our place
jazz campus - near cluny
installation "touchons du bois" at matour 30th july-3rd september
performance
solo "life forms" with the installation
20th august 18h30
festival
site
performance
duo "élémental" with aurore gruel and sculptures
23rd august (lunchtime 12h30)
festival
site
exhibition and performance at ecully, lyon
installation "touchons du bois" in the garden
four sound sculptures inside
16 photos of site specific installations sometimes with dance
performance danse/musique/sculpture with aurore gruel for the opening
exhibition and performances, belfort
Maison de l'environnement, Malsaucy
Festival de printemps : « Faites le plein des sens ! »
Exhibition of sound sculpture "Touchons du Bois" in the park
every day 1 april - 1 may
Performances
and workshops TWO PEOPLE with Mure Natale
and Will Menter
SATURDAY 30 APRIL AND SUNDAY 1 MAY AT 15H AND 16H30
4 unarithmetical concerts at my place :
reservations
: will@willmenter.com
snowdrops by starlight
A
rare chance to see some of my work in Scotland, I am exhibiting as part
of the snowdrop festival at Cambo Estate near St Andrews. I have installed
a large "touch wood" sculpture (80 metres long) and made a new
piece "branch lines" in the woods near the sea (pictured below).
I have also installed 4 existing pieces in the stables : Kissing Cousins,
Slow Talker, Snail's Pace, Tectonic.
The festival runs from February 1st until March 13th. It is open every
day and there are evening tours from 11th-27th February. Details here
: snowdrops by starlight
At certain times the stables may be closed, but please ask the staff to open them for you if you go to see my work !
Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns by St Andrews, Fife KY16 8QD - phone 01333 450054
"touchons du bois"
two
people dans les montagnes
performance by will menter and mure natale - 11 September 9pm
installation by will menter - 10-12 September 2010
au
plateau de peyre, ardèche
information association yeti 04 75 37 23 05 / 06 63 36 73 44
objects
gently modified - jane norbury
bois contre bois - will menter
exhibition at l'église de
cortiambles, givry (71) 10th july - 15th august 2010
proposée par art image et en partenariat avec l'association de
sauvegarde de l'église de cortiambles et l'office de tourisme de
givry-côte chalonnaise avec le soutien de la ville de chalon-sur-saône
et du grand chalon
opening and performance friday 9th july at 7pm with will menter, jane
norbury and dancer aurore gruel
à
portée de voix – Will Menter
terre sur corps – Jane Norbury
exhibition
at the
halle ronde, givry (71) 26th july - 8th august 2010
proposée
par l'office de tourisme de givry-côte chalonnaise
a new project where
I am installing 42 wind flutes
"touchons
du bois"
installation by will menter - 12-17 May 2010
performance by will and aurore gruel - 15 May 4.30pm
at Montigny-sur-Vingeanne (21)
call me for information 03 85 82 08 67
présenté
par l'association artbfc
link to pdf version to send to your
friends
performance and group exhibition at arles
La 3ème exposition collective organisée par Originart dans
l'Eglise des Frères Prêcheurs en Arles débute le samedi
19 septembre et se termine le samedi 17 octobre 2009.
Le vernissage aura lieu le samedi 19 septembre à 11h avec
une performance du musicien et sculpteur sonore Will Menter et de la danseuse
Aurore Gruel.
L'exposition, intitulée "L'Air de Riens", rassemble 22
artistes venus de la région mais aussi de toute la France.
L'occasion de présenter des points de vue différents, de
faire entendre des voix nouvelles, permettant ainsi de faire se côtoyer
dessinateurs, graveurs, laqueurs, sculpteurs et peintres.
Pendant la durée de l'exposition différents évènements
culturels sont programmés : performance, lecture sonore, création
théâtre, atelier d'écriture (programme
complet sur le flyer ci-joint).
Plus d'infos sur le site à la rubrique "Actualités"
:
http://www.originart-arles.com
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Saturday
August 15th
: terre pierre a new installation and performance collaboration
with Jane Norbury (plasticien), Aurore Gruel (dancer) and Pierre Corbi
(musician) at the Briqueterie de Ciry-le-Noble (71)
Last updated 10th September 2018
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