Description
Lullabies, traditional songs, and voodoo melodies intertwine in this major installation at Kiasma, bringing to life the atmosphere and acoustics of a prehistoric cave. The immersive video opera is filmed in Font-de-Gaume, an archaeologically significant cave in southwestern France renowned for its hundreds of prehistoric paintings.
The Cave brings together eight singers from across the globe. Musicians Rufus Wainwright, Woodkid, eee gee, Mélissa Laveaux, Hamed Sinno, Jean-Christophe Brizard, Mo’Ju, and Michiko Takahashi were each invited to perform the earliest song they could remember from childhood. Each singer performs in tune with the cave’s harmonics, their voices naturally amplified by the cave and weaving together in the gallery space into a haunting polyphony meticulously recomposed by Beer.
The installation comprises 16 audio channels and eight monumental video projections arranged throughout the exhibition space. Together, the singers’ voices resonate across the gallery, evoking the experience of a cave that only a handful of people will ever have the chance to visit.
The Cave brings together eight singers from across the globe. Musicians Rufus Wainwright, Woodkid, eee gee, Mélissa Laveaux, Hamed Sinno, Jean-Christophe Brizard, Mo’Ju, and Michiko Takahashi were each invited to perform the earliest song they could remember from childhood. Each singer performs in tune with the cave’s harmonics, their voices naturally amplified by the cave and weaving together in the gallery space into a haunting polyphony meticulously recomposed by Beer.
The installation comprises 16 audio channels and eight monumental video projections arranged throughout the exhibition space. Together, the singers’ voices resonate across the gallery, evoking the experience of a cave that only a handful of people will ever have the chance to visit.
Source: City of Helsinki, Linked Events (CC BY 4.0)
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6. November 2026 – 28. March 2027
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All audiences
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