Olivia Louvel

Olivia Louvel is a French-born British composer and artist whose work draws on voice, computer music and digital narrative. She operates at the intersection of creation and documentation, often taking for a point of departure, texts, poetry and existing autobiographical documents. Her practice is built upon a long-standing exploration of the voice, sung or spoken, and its manipulation through digital technology, as a compositional method.

Her largest project to date, Hepworth Resounds (2020) is a multipartite sound art project based on British sculptor Barbara Hepworth, shining a singular light on Hepworth’s creative process. Hepworth Resounds consists of two sound objects: The Sculptor Speaks, a resounding of a 1961 recording of Barbara Hepworth’s voice, premiered on Resonance Extra and SculptOr, an album release based on Hepworth’s extensive writings.