Laure Boer
(France)

Laure Boer (FR) is a sound artist and musician based in Berlin. Her music is inspired by noise music and traditional folk. Her performances are hypnotic improvisations involving traditional instruments, electroacoustic elements, light-sensitive sound objects, and sometimes a voice—singing or reciting in her native French—creating a vibrant universe that is both vulnerable and brutal. Boer is one half of the duo AMA, collaborating with Danish artist Marie-Louise Andersson to explore the intersections of sound, sunlight, performance, sound sculptures, and experimental music. She composed the music for Zombie Mermaids – A Song for Future Waters, an opera by Swiss artist Magali Dougoud, performed together with the opera singer Myriam Jarmache. Boer is also a member of the quartet Crutches, alongside Jan Frisch, Olga Reznichenko, and Valentin Schuster. Boer has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Tarek Atoui, Rabih Beaini, Miki Yui, Nicolas Becker, and Luise Volkmann. She has participated in residencies such as Nusasonic in Manila (PH), Projet Bloom (FR), and Sound Art Lab (DK). She has performed at Berlin Atonal, WSK Festival/PH, documenta fifteen, Kunsthaus Bregenz, and ARTE TV, and has toured Europe solo and in various band constellations. Her music is published by labels such as Kashual Plastik, Chinabot, and Otomatik Muziek, and she has been featured on The Wire's Below the Radar, BBC Radio, and NPR.