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'Telephone Voice'

James Webb at Palais de Tokyo

The Palais de Tokyo presents 'Telephone Voice', a new artwork by James Webb. The project was curated by Rahma Khazam for the Répondeur, a monthly exhibition of audio work created for the exhibition space’s answering machine. In 'Telephone Voice', Orson Welles speaks via a clairvoyant, turning the answerphone into a sonic stage and creating a scenario worthy of the late auteur himself. Says Webb: 'I worked with a psychic to channel the celebrated American director, interviewing him and then transcribing the speech for an actor to perform. Welles directs the clairvoyant and through him the actor, who in turn influences the listener'.

To hear the work online, please visit: http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/fo3/low/programme/index.php?page=nav.inc.php&id_eve=3360 and click on PODCAST

01 July 2011 - 31 August 2011