Catalogue de plantes

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Bob Verschueren

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Compositional Technique

Bob Verschueren discovered that each sound produced by a plant is unique, much like how no two leaves are exactly alike.

Compositional Technique

To organize the large quantity of sounds he collected, Bob Verschueren visualized them using pictograms, which helped him create "scores" for his compositions.

Composer Biography

Bob Verschueren, the artist behind this album, is self-taught and began his career as a painter before moving into landscape art and installations.

Composition History

It took Bob Verschueren eight years to feel confident enough to undertake this sound work himself, after initially trying to get others to create compositions from plant sounds.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Verschueren's artistic approach involves observing, selecting, and interrogating natural elements, then learning from them.

Composition History

The idea for this "Plant Catalogue" project came to Bob Verschueren in 1987 when he was surprised by the sounds of maple stems falling during an installation.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded between 1995 and 2008 at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada and the Centre de Recherche et de Formation Musicale de Wallonie.