Bouche Bée
improvisation on the edges of language
Petri Huurinainen (guitar)
Emmanuelle Waeckerlé (voice, tabla)
“bouche bée” is a French expression meaning “ to stand open-mouthed, stunned,
speechless, gaping and gawping ”
BOUCHE BÉE brings in dialogue Emmanuelle’ s vocal repertoire of human inarticulation and non-verbal sounds with Petri Huurinainen’s brief melodies, and odd noises all
constructed from the instrument itself, stretching its’ limits. Between 2006 and 2010,
BOUCHE BÉE performed in the UK, France, and Austria. After a few years break BOUCHE BÉE came back to life in 2014 as a completely analogue and acoustic outfit.
lesbouchebee.com
BOUCHE BÉE was formed in 2006 as one of the outcomes of VINST, a project
exploring the body as language and the interplay between the real and the
virtual.
VINST is a highly sensitive vocal instrument, part human part virtual: a fusion of human body and digital technology, a body without organs consisting of Emmanuelle’s body image displaying points of sonic sensitivity, responding to touch but also to mood and sensibility.
ewaeckerle.com/projectbox/VINST3/
Petri Huurinainen
is a Finnish artist and musician currently living in London. He
works predominantly with drawings and live-based sound performances. http://
www.phuurinainen.com
Emmanuelle Waeckerlé
is a London based artist and academic whose
interdisciplinary practice explores the materiality of language and connecting
issues of place and identity.
www.ewaeckerle.com