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Zimoun : Sound Sculptures & Installations, Sound Architectrues
Compilation Video V.2.9 / Last update: December 4, 2011

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«Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of curiously collected material, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena blends effortlessly with electric reverberation in Zimoun's minimalist constructions.» bitforms nyc

«The sound sculptures and installations of Zimoun are graceful, mechanized works of playful poetry, their structural simplicity opens like an industrial bloom to reveal a complex and intricate series of relationships, an ongoing interplay between the «artificial» and the «organic». It‘s an artistic research of simple and elegant systems to generate and study complex behaviors in sound and motion. Zimoun creates sound pieces from basic components, often using multiples of the same prepared mechanical elements to examine the creation and degeneration of patterns.» Tim Beck

«Zimoun is best compared to a watchmaker of a self-reproducing time constructing his own gauging station.» Radjo Monk

«The clean, elegant sound sculptures combine visual, sonic, and spatial elements in an organically balanced entirely artwork. Using simple and well- conceived mechanical systems, Zimouns‘s work transforms and activates the space.» Jury Prix Ars Electronica 2010

«Zimoun creates complex kinetic sound sculptures by arranging industrially produced parts according to seemingly simple rules. Using motors, wires, ventilators, etc.., he creates closed systems that develop their own behavior and rules similarly to artificial creatures. Once running, they are left to themselves and go through an indeterminable process of (de)generation.
These quasi autonomous creatures exist in an absolutely synthetic sphere of lifeless matter. However, within the precise, determinist systems creative categorioes suddenly reappear, such as deviation, refusal and transcience out of which complex patterns of behavior evolve.» Node10

«It is a poetic and humorous absurdity we find in Zimoun’s work, which opens up a wide, refreshing and enriching space for discoveries, associations and a multitude of approaches.» Nina Terry

«The components used in Zimoun’s work are simple, functional and raw, whereas only aesthetically high-level and purposefully chosen elements and materials are used in minimalist fashion. Through radical reduction, Zimoun creates works of art which allow for a plethora of associations without being pinned down to a specific direction. Radical abstraction functions rather like a code in the background of things, thus elegantly avoiding an insinuation of direct, concrete attribution. Thanks to the abundance of mechanical activity, the range of perception, possibilities and interpretations is wide open.» Amanda Neumann

«Indeed, one of the refreshing elements of this work is the immediacy with which one can understand the sound-making process, where each micro-event is present, visible, and concrete. Yet at the same time the resulting complexity of the total system, conjured before your eyes, defies any attempt to dissect it. You might find yourself feeling there is a «prime mover» at work behind the scenes, but in fact it is just the characteristic reaction of materials behaving together and in unison with the space of their activity. A magic of the real.» Xymara


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  • Jim Merk 2 years ago
    I'm embarrassed to say I could enjoy this for hours.
  • HYPEMUCH 1 year ago
    Amazing work!

    We've chosen you for ARTIST OF THE DAY here:

    hypemuch.com/
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  • sharad kalawar 2 years ago
    i remember watching the shorter version. it does no justice if this is a full length of the same and not a separate edit.

    if the numbers mentioned in the text are true, this must have been a lot of intense work. congratulations on a truly beautiful experiment. lots of great ideas.
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  • kateopolis 2 years ago
    amazing.
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  • Jarbas Agnelli plus 2 years ago
    This is so nice! It would be wonderful to hear this piece in surround sound.
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  • mpared plus 2 years ago
    posted at the curious brain
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  • Viktor Vicsek plus 2 years ago
    mega
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  • muench 2 years ago
    pure madness, very impressive
    do you build all these machine yourself?
    how long do you work on 100 prepared dc motors with chains?
    inspiring work
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  • Daniel Péger 2 years ago
    hah lol <3
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  • batuhan 2 years ago
    This really made me high, exquisite work here! Thanks a lot...
  • batuhan 2 years ago
    And great presentation also.
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  • Daniel Mc Mahon 2 years ago
    the new jean tinguely! amazing , i loved watching this, 5 stars
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  • i love the organic style of these installations
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  • RICHARD GORODECKY plus 2 years ago
    just fantastic.
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  • Angelo Semeraro 2 years ago
    amazing... really i love it
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  • twipp 2 years ago
    Wow just so great.
    I love stuff like that!
    You are my Hero. :)
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  • WOW! This is huuuuuuge! I would looooove to see all this for real! Me too, I like the organic style in some installations.
    Thank you very much.
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  • Matt LaVoie 2 years ago
    Really creative use of sound. I especially loved the wood worms, that was surprising.
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  • Harald Scherz plus 2 years ago
    wonderful installations! wished I was there! very well done documentation that really brings across the actual work - respect!
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  • toneburst plus 2 years ago
    Amazing work! I really love how simple things, when multiplied, make such beautiful artworks.

    Keep up the great work.

    a|x
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  • magneticblue 2 years ago
    I hope that someday I will be stand right there, in the sculpture environment and get the experience first hand!
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  • cassiano rabelo 2 years ago
    Astonishing! Beautifully creative and inspiring! Wish I could see them in person.
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  • Les Trois Ours 2 years ago
    I thought this also... How much electricity does all these installations consume ? In the same time I also see a fantastic industrial poetry, something grotesque/beautiful. Mhh I must say that I love noise.
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  • The Latest Artists 2 years ago
    Great work and aesthetic!
  • ronald spencer 1 year ago
    keep the vib runing
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  • JU4NCHO 2 years ago
    I love to see things like this!

    Sometimes when we look for creative solutions, we tend to think that the hardest the solution may be the better. We program, we look for assistance of thousands of people for a picture, make the best picture of the most amazing and impossible to find sunset, yet the simple things like this can take us to a whole new level!
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  • Mika Technika 2 years ago
    excellent
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  • Rene Heini 2 years ago
    einfach de hammer!
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  • yunusbilgi 2 years ago
    greast work!
    so funny :)
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  • Karen Dolmanisth 2 years ago
    oh wow yes yes yes yes yes. ahhhhhhhhhhhh !
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  • Tony Craig 2 years ago
    This is amazing!
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  • Joshua Kirsch 2 years ago
    Simply gorgeous.
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  • f****g AMAZING
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  • Lin Culbertson 2 years ago
    So cool.
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  • endolith 2 years ago
    How did you find such a quiet room?
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  • Paulo R. C. Barros 2 years ago
    The best!
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  • nachoad 2 years ago
    Absolutamente fantástico. Grandes ideas!
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  • Nouman Zakir 1 year ago
    simply amazing.
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  • Dexflu 1 year ago
    spooky :o
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  • john honey 1 year ago
    so peaceful...
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  • Das ist ein echtes Kunstwerk. Glückwünsche!
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  • Luis Soldevilla 1 year ago
    amazing work! and perfectly registered and edited! congratulations!
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  • Oleg Galkin 1 year ago
    Good work
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  • Christian Wienberg 1 year ago
    What camera did you use? ;)
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  • Antfravic 1 year ago
    What is this, diarrhea soup?
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  • Laurens Neels 1 year ago
    This is so cool..
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  • B. Colby Jennings 1 year ago
    Wonderful work... brilliant meditations
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  • Amila Galappatthi 1 year ago
    Out of this world! Can't believe those tiny things can get that much attention!
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  • Aleksandar Panov 1 year ago
    9:14 Best of the best. Like they are alive. They even have a motion like some microcell organisms. Funny how everything in this world always works in similar patterns. And on any scale.
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  • Erik Rydell 1 year ago
    Awsome! Interaction design nuggets
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  • Krum Zhikov 1 year ago
    You have done a phenomenal work!!!
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  • Louise Fleming 1 year ago
    They are alive! Wonderful work.
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  • vilajs snag. 1 year ago
    great ideas, great shots! wow!!! did you record those sounds? you should!
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  • maxmana plus 1 year ago
    great works!
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  • One of the best things i've ever seen! Wowwwww
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  • Line Dezainde 1 year ago
    I saw this in Montreal. Very cool! Machines can be poetic too!
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  • besttong 1 year ago
    wonderful!
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  • I really like the poetry in your work!
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  • gaboconchac 1 year ago
    fantastico!
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  • excellent!
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  • VideoDreamProject 1 year ago
    how wonderful! great art work.
    yes! They are alive!
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  • blosmi 1 year ago
    please performe at tollwood festival münchen germany....so fantastic...thank you
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  • Les Pingouins 1 year ago
    Hypnotic...
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  • HilmiKillme 1 year ago
    unglaublich ästhetisch weitermachen bitte
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  • Marius Semaška 1 year ago
    Just... beautiful. Mind capturing :)
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  • Ellie K 1 year ago
    Wonderful :)
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  • dimatsu 1 year ago
    Great analogue generative music!
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  • ION 1 year ago
    lovely insects of yours!
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  • Daniel Wichers 1 year ago
    Inspiring! Creative projects, respect!
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  • Johannes M. 1 year ago
    great source of inspiration
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  • Sebastien Desmedt plus 1 year ago
    Great !!!
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  • JakeMedia plus 1 year ago
    I love the single compressed air hose. It brings a sense of personality.
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  • Inês Jacques 1 year ago
    great work Zimoun!
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  • Michael Sonntag 1 year ago
    Fantastisch
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  • Soy Pablo Ricardo Silva Guadarrama de México..
    al principio me parecio extraño, pero en la forma en que avanzaba el video intente captar la idea de orden y caos -como si no hubiera mucha diferencia entre ambos, supongo que ambas dependen de la perspectiva humana-, bueno, es interezante...
    Hasta luego...
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  • Clarens 1 year ago
    d[-_-]b
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  • Lanternativa 1 year ago
    Superb, elegant, minimalistic. I'm totally in love ^^
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  • Scott McAllister 1 year ago
    This is brilliant!
    Thank you for the inspiration.
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  • Mise_en_Scene 1 year ago
    yeah, its become more and more interesting!!!
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  • Strange and great work

    Greetings
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  • Nemanja Manjencic 1 year ago
    sounds like a statement.
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  • Leo F. 1 year ago
    Wow...youre one of the most creative guys ive seen here...my respect:)
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  • Luis Fonseca 1 year ago
    Brilliant!
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  • Djmarcu 1 year ago
    Very creative.
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  • Plastic bags are especially wonderful!
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  • Sam Ellens 11 months ago
    I would pay up to $5 for an iPhone app with an ample selection of these noises accompanied by a video loop.
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  • AM 11 months ago
    Superrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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  • Charles De Meyer plus 11 months ago
    the deafening silence of objects. :) great body of work!
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  • Vasuki Nagaraj 10 months ago
    Some of the most eloquent minimalist works ever conceived.
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  • krisna akbar 10 months ago
    how inspiring.. good work, I like it.
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  • lhooq 10 months ago
    If Fischli/Weiss and Tim Hawkinson had a baby, it would be Zimoun. Things not facts!
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  • Linn H 10 months ago
    awesome.........it inspire me.
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  • ray levy plus 9 months ago
    have enjoyed your work for a while now, very nice (again!)

    i also work with cardboard but with implied movement as opposed to actual movement
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  • Arvin Alba 9 months ago
    So cool.
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  • greg cheskis 8 months ago
    absurtdoooo
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  • Hardcuore plus 8 months ago
    animal !
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  • Albin Högbom 8 months ago
    From rain, thunder and storms, to cats purring and crickets chirping. Very strange indeed.
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  • rafazugno 8 months ago
    This was amazing, it make me wonder... how good things can be created, just seen on a different point of view.

    Thank you for your art!!
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  • CarlosOrión 8 months ago
    Excelente y creativo tu Arte...Fantásticos efectos visuales y auditivos...Gracias Zimoun...
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