Through hypnotic and meditative sounds, the artist will poetically evoke themes of oral memory, musical notations, poetry as an act of resistance, almost forgotten lullabies and ancient Armenian singing practices. With singing interludes and archival remixes, she will narrate her ongoing research and work during art basis residency, at the interplay of music improvisation, community choir building and collective sonic weaving.

Marie Yevkiné Tirard is an experimental musician, singer, poet, writer, and audio-visual artist fascinated by emotional resonance. Her work aims to poetically enchant and reconstruct lost listening relationships. She draws inspiration from the extinct Armenian nomadic troubadours known as Ashugh/Gusan, spreading love, hope and resistance through music, poetry and story-telling. She explores themes of collective memory, untold and forgotten narratives through mnemonic mediums such as lullabies, fictions and tales. She incorporates the Ashugh's instrument, the Saz, in experimental ways. Her vocal practice is inspired by ancient Armenian modal singing, which focuses on listening, breathing, healing & collective attunement.