Theater

Sound Design for Live Performance

> Bip-Bip – AFTER THE MORNING MISTS HAVE CLEARED
Creation 2027
An immersive performance for two actresses and a dog, experienced through headphones.
A JOURNEY INTO BIPOLARITY
I would like this performance to begin by telling the story of a daughter and her father as they have never told it before: like the poetic tale of an extraordinary person. Through small touches, like an impressionist painting. Then, gradually, the piece expands to touch the heart of what it truly means to live with this illness. This musical and choreographed performance offers an immersive journey into the mind of a person living with bipolar illness. Cie Le Blanc des Yeux French Teather Company

> In Vivo 2018/2024
Sound and Music Composition. Is an immersive sound walk through the city and its shop windows. The company Le Blanc des Yeux transforms vacant storefronts and historic city centers into a site-specific, audio-guided experience created with the participation of local residents. The audience is invited to observe a sample of modern humans in their natural habitat: squares, streets, parks, balconies, cafés. Part immersive novel, part open-air vivarium, In Vivo turns the urban landscape into a living stage—sometimes entirely real, sometimes subtly reconstructed for the purpose of the experience.
Cie Le Blanc de Yeux French theatre company

> Cheval - 2013
Sound and Music Composition. The president of a country in today's world appoints one of his horses as Prime Minister and installs it amid the decadent luxury of his presidential office. Cheval is a theatre production in which I performed the music live while also playing the silent character of the butler. Cie Extra Muros Nantes, French theatre company.

Music

Original Compositions

> Suburi - 2026
Excerpt from a composition for the upcoming performance Bip Bip, to be premiered in 2027.

> Les Bruits du monde - 2019
The Sounds of the World, excerpt from the sound work created for the performance In Vivo.

> Soudain 2016
Suddenly, a sound work inspired by the experience of living with Alzheimer's disease, performance. Music composed for a reading exploring this disease.

> Ombre - 2014
Shadow, music for a Mobile Sculpture

> Orphée - 2004

Orphée

Orphée, music for a Theatre Scenography, DPEA Scenography ( Diplôme de Spécialisation et d'Approfondissement en Architecture), Nantes, 2004.
The sound work is composed of two parts: I – The Descent (16 min 30 s) / II – The Underworld (12 min 30 s)
Presented here is an excerpt from The Descent.

Various

Creation, Mixing & Mastering

> Podcast
> May/June 2026 — Creation of two 30-minute podcasts exploring the themes of music and relationships. A project developed with students from Lycée Caroline Aigle in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Nantes. Recording, editing, sound design, intro theme composition, mixing, and mastering.
Podcast excerpt: “BG – Les relations”

> Podcast
Podcast production and sound design for Enquête Critique, with French sociologist Mathieu Rigouste.
> January 2025 – Created the sound design for the documentary film We Are Battlefields, by French sociologist Mathieu Rigouste, produced by Enquête Critique. 90 min. We’re Battlefields
> December 2021 Mex #4 Interventions - ico, Kanaky, Kurdistan : Dialogue on autonomy and Resistance. A two-part podcast a cross-perspective exploration of the Zapatista, Kurdish and Kanak movements and their respective hostories. Partie 1 Partie 2
> Podcast – September 25, 2021 - #1 Conversation with Farid El Yamni develops his analyses, stories, and metaphors around justice and the possibility of changing the world. 77min. Entretien avec Farid El Yamni
> August 2021 — Composition of the opening theme for the podcast series Enquête Critique. Intro Theme

> Publications
> Le book magazine d’art Nantes 2014/2017 #1, #2, #3, #4
> La Revue Laura #16 Pent Up

Installation

Immersive Sound Installations

> La Fabrique de Souvenirs - The Souvenir Factory
La Fabrique de Souvenirs is a playful, interactive, and participatory installation that artificially recreates the conditions of an echo. Constructed from tubes of various diameters fitted with an integrated sound system, it can be easily adapted to the spaces it inhabits. Conceived and created in 2006, the installation has continued to be presented regularly ever since. For more info : contact@studio-saphi.com | Website

> August 2025 - L*Abore Festival, Sachen Germany

> Exhibition Closing — Tourment by Rémy Thoirain Mar. 21, 2025
A live performance of “Hiver Mental”, bringing together sound, image and scenography in a fully immersive experience. Galerie des Bigottes, Vannes, Brittany, France.

> Ville de nuit - A City at Night
A Hallucinatory Reality - Sound installation, Pol'N, Nantes, 2013.
Group exhibition by the Atelier de Création Expérimentale.
A 4-minute-30-second sound composition played continuously on a loop as part of the installation presented below.

Biography

SAPHI
Born in Tours, France.

SAPHI is a French sound artist recently based in Vienna, with over 25 years of experience in sound creation, theatre, and experimental art practices. Alongside my work in sound creation, I also create and edit videos for various artistic and documentary projects.

Current collaborations
Cie. Le Blanc des Yeux
Art Shock Agency
Atelier de Création Expérimentale (A.C.E.)

Languages
French — Native
English — Professional working proficiency
German — A2 level, currently learning