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Les Visiteurs du Soir – Meet Shawn Pinchbeck
22 February @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
As part of the winter edition of the contemporary art festival Les Visiteurs du Soir (Botox(s), Alpes & Riviera contemporary art network), La Napoule Art Foundation invites the public to experience a unique moment with sound designer Shawn Pinchbeck.
Visitors will discover Ghostly Pleasures and Aural Delight, a participatory installation combining sound and image that reacts to the presence of the audience, created in 2011.
During his residencies at La Napoule in 2024 and 2025, Shawn Pinchbeck captured the Château’s sonic identity — waves, bells, footsteps and distant voices — and transformed them into an immersive sound work that he will also share during this event.
A discussion with the artist will provide insight into his creative process, where field recordings, electronic manipulation and synthetic sounds intertwine to reveal the site’s “hidden music.”
About the festival
The contemporary art festival Les Visiteurs du Soir, organized by Botox(s), takes place across Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux, Vallauris, Cannes and Mandelieu-La Napoule.
Participating venues: Espace de l’art concret (Mouans-Sartoux), Centre de la photographie (Mougins), Terrail (Vallauris), H115 (Vallauris), La Napoule Art Foundation (Mandelieu-La Napoule), La Malmaison (Cannes), Le Suquet des Artistes (Cannes).
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Practical information
- Location: Château de La Napoule – Avenue Henry Clews – Mandelieu-La Napoule
- Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
- Time: 10:00 AM
- Admission: Free event (festival)
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Learn more about the artist – Shawn Pinchbeck
Shawn Pinchbeck is a sound artist and electroacoustic composer based in Edmonton, Canada. His work is characterized by immersive sound installations and performances regularly presented in festivals and exhibitions across Canada and Europe. Often collaborating with artists from diverse disciplines, Pinchbeck creates interdisciplinary works that integrate music, sound art and new media.
Recently, he has focused on composing music for contemporary dance, exploring solo electroacoustic performance and creating immersive soundscapes using ambisonic recording and mixing techniques, encouraging deeply spatial listening.
Throughout his career, Pinchbeck has released eight albums spanning sound art, ambient music, film music and experimental composition. His film work includes compositions for independent productions such as the award-winning documentary The Corporation, as well as Far From the Apple Tree, a project created in collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriter Rose McDowall. The album was nominated for Scottish Album of the Year 2020, demonstrating the breadth and recognition of his distinctive musical approach.
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