Hélène Vogelsinger (F)

Hélène Vogelsinger, from France, has developed a unique practice with modular synthesizers, conceiving them not as instruments for technical virtuosity, but as devices for building sonic rituals. Her performances are often staged in abandoned places, churches, and industrial spaces, chosen for their resonance and symbolic power. Vogelsinger works on slow cycles, on progressions that unfold like breaths, and on a close relationship between manual gesture and sound transformation. Her music combines ambient elements, minimalism, drone, and subtle melodies, always maintaining a strong internal coherence. The videos of her sessions have helped popularize her work, showing the process as an integral part of the art piece. Her research is part of a tradition that views electronic music as a meditative, artisanal practice, deeply connected to space, where the act of playing is also a way of temporarily inhabiting a place.