Bamako, Amsterdam, Geneva… You know how it goes?

Without songs, there are no places, no stories, no revolutions, no memories… not even a love story. Songs enchant the world – for better and sometimes for worse, when a catchy tune hides a racist or sexist view of society. Songs tell stories, bear witness, sometimes even transform. True vehicles of our geographical imagination, they trace the contours of a world as it is lived, dreamed, and sung.

Voyage enchanté is an installation created in partnership with HEAD – Genève and the University of Geneva: 143 songs, 3 jukeboxes, 12 music videos and a competition to explore the links between popular songs and territories. From Amsterdam to Geneva, New York to Bamako, from Fréhel to Taylor Swift, from Orelsan to Madonna, “geographical” songs form the soundtrack of our lives.
Thanks to this installation, you’ll rediscover tracks that made you dance, cry, fall in love. You’ll also discover new ones. And perhaps some familiar places will suddenly appear to you in a whole new light.

A guaranteed journey!

Curators
Nicolas Leresche
Raphaël Pieroni

Interaction Design
Juan Fortun

Visuals
Giganto