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JAKOB KUDSK STEENSEN ·
THE SONG TRAPPER___
07.25_____10.25
Invited to participate within the Louis Vuitton Fondation’s 17th edition of its Open Space programme, The Song Trapper, a solo exhibition and new work by Jakob Kudsk Steensen, premieres the first chapter in his immersive operatic and video game project, titled Evoker.
The Song Trapper (2025), is a video installation melding moving images, virtual performance, and sound. Shown on LED screens, the video features the first character created by the artist. Born from an ink and watercolor drawing, the Song Trapper was modeled in 3D and then animated in virtual environments. Unable to speak, they travel through these worlds, collecting sounds from the surrounding environment, which they then assemble, remix, and reproduce using musical devices attached to their clothing. During their journey, the Song Trapper crosses deserts, marshes, and salt flats in search of fragments of voices and traces of sounds. The narrative is guided by a free-verse poem written by the artist, which appears as a subtitle. Merging personal experience and speculations about the future, the story offer reflections on our changing world.
Character Art, Virtual Worlds and Video - Jakob Kudsk Steensen.
Technical Character Artist – Pierre Moulin.
Technical Lead – Wouter Weynants.
Motion Capture Actor – Iris Thomsen.
Lead Sound Artist - Matt McCorkle.
Vocals and Vocal Composition – Lyra Pramuk.
Motion Capture Producer – Mikael Jaeger Jensen.
Technical Producer – Andrea Familari.
Installation Production - Arter.
Co-Producer - Liz Kircher.
Project Producer/Studio Management - Alex Boyes.
Fragrance created in collaboration with Yann Vasnier, perfumer at Givaudan.
Curated by Claudia Buizza and Ludovic Delalande.
The Song Trapper (2025), is a video installation melding moving images, virtual performance, and sound. Shown on LED screens, the video features the first character created by the artist. Born from an ink and watercolor drawing, the Song Trapper was modeled in 3D and then animated in virtual environments. Unable to speak, they travel through these worlds, collecting sounds from the surrounding environment, which they then assemble, remix, and reproduce using musical devices attached to their clothing. During their journey, the Song Trapper crosses deserts, marshes, and salt flats in search of fragments of voices and traces of sounds. The narrative is guided by a free-verse poem written by the artist, which appears as a subtitle. Merging personal experience and speculations about the future, the story offer reflections on our changing world.
Character Art, Virtual Worlds and Video - Jakob Kudsk Steensen.
Technical Character Artist – Pierre Moulin.
Technical Lead – Wouter Weynants.
Motion Capture Actor – Iris Thomsen.
Lead Sound Artist - Matt McCorkle.
Vocals and Vocal Composition – Lyra Pramuk.
Motion Capture Producer – Mikael Jaeger Jensen.
Technical Producer – Andrea Familari.
Installation Production - Arter.
Co-Producer - Liz Kircher.
Project Producer/Studio Management - Alex Boyes.
Fragrance created in collaboration with Yann Vasnier, perfumer at Givaudan.
Curated by Claudia Buizza and Ludovic Delalande.