Description
For Field Lettering, Hélène set herself up with her paintbrush like a microphone in order to phonetically transcribe all the sounds around her: whispers, cries and other squeaks. Transposed into words, these frozen sounds could then be read in space, unfolding ephemerally, like a musical score in onomatopoeia.
Hélène Marian performed this live painting twice during the festival: on Saturday 7 June at the launch of Bien Urbain at the Biergarten and on Sunday 8 June in the courtyard of the Musée du Temps.
Action
Bien Urbain 12
10 day : from 7 to 15 June 2025
17 invited artists or artist collectives : 3615 Señor (FR) // Adélaïde Racca (FR) // Blo (FR) // Carole Douillard (FR) // Carole Karlen-Renahy (FR) // Charlotte Beltzung (FR) // Chuglu (FR) // Club Superette (FR) // Duncan Passmore (UK) // Florent Dubois (FR) // Hélène Marian (FR) // ici l’onde (FR) // Julien Berthier (FR) // Laura Tisserand (FR) // Magnétophonie (FR) // Martin Le Chevallier (FR) // Toxoplasma (SW)
Biographie
Hélène Marian (1987) is a typographer and graphic designer based in Paris. She works with letters in all forms, whether digital or hand-drawn. Collaborating with clients from a variety of sectors, including cultural institutions, brands, publishers and events, Hélène also has a personal artistic practice rooted in letter painting. In addition, she teaches graphic design and regularly leads workshops.
Crédits
Elisa Murcia Artengo