Olivia Louvel: Hepworth Resounds

The sixth of YSWN’s online seminar series Level Up in Audio featuring artists and audio professionals sharing their practice and insight.

On 1 June 2021 UK-based French sound artist and composer Olivia Louvel talked about her work, which combines voice, electronic music and multimedia with compelling narratives drawn from archives, texts and other documents. In particular she illuminated the inspirations and audio technology behind her most recent project, 2020’s [Hepworth Resounds], which explored the life and creative work of Wakefield-born 20th-century sculptor Barbara Hepworth.

The seminar was the sixth of 12 online events featuring musical artists and audio professionals running throughout 2021 as part of Level Up In Audio. This YSWN project aims to inspire, grow and sustain the skills and creative opportunities of women and people of minority genders who have an interest in music and technology and whose work and professional development have been curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.

YSWN’s Level Up in Audio project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.