Filmmaker Benjamin Juhel explores the physical process and internal universe of designer William Guillon , who extends his multidisciplinary sculptural practice in collaboration with dancer Nicole Muratov of the Opéra National de Bordeaux and the production duo Maelstrom & Louisahhh. Anatomy Of Chaos is a dark and visceral portrait of Bordeaux designer and art director William Guillon, whose visceral sculptural practice is captured by filmmaker Benjamin Juhel of Mouton Noir. Working in collaboration with dancer Nicole Muratov of the Opéra National de Bordeaux and long-time production partners Maelstrom and Louisahhh, Guillon realizes a multidisciplinary extension of his singular style, which amplifies beauty in unconventional forms. Working primarily in cast bronze, a process documented in Anatomy Of Chaos, Guillon seeks to push the boundaries of the material, creating textured and complex works that apparently draw as much influence from the natural world as from more esoteric and macabre places, towards a kind of contemporary Gothic sculpture, half-functional art, half-alchemical instrument. His process is translated into movement by Muratov, whose twisted and instinctive physicality follows the gnarled and imperfect forms of Guillon’s sculpture. Placing the artist’s concept of functional art in a haunting context, Guillon’s objects are revealed as part of a larger and transformative ritual, the result of his alchemical experimentation.
They continue. “We are really honored to have been able to work on this project, and the fact that the themes of the ‘hunt for the muse’, or the act of chaotic, ecstatic, sometimes painful creation, are so dear and so present here mean a lot when it comes to a visual representation of our sound, and the announcement of this record. Sustained Resistance comes as the culmination of a creative partnership that dates back to 2013, when Louisahhh first visited the Maelstrom at its Nantes base. After four collaborative EPs for Bromance Records and the launch of their own label, RAAR, their debut album sees Maelstrom and Louisahhh and their most brutal to the most beautiful, raging at broken governance systems, grief for those lost in recent turbulent years and the determination to find new ways of thinking and being as raw material for a strong and urgent testimony. Sustained Resistance is the sound of retaliation, both a premonitory diagnosis and a battle cry for the future. ‘If I Could Hold’ is from Sustained Resistance, which arrives via RAAR on February 10, 2023. You can find both Louisahhh and Maelstrom on Instagram.
- A project by William Guillon Director
- Maison Mouton Noir Music
- Maelström & Louisahhh Choreography & Dance
- Nicole Muratov Sound Design
- Into The Wave Studio
- Special thanks – YNDO Hotel, Fonderie des Cyclopes, Ateliers Arquié, Undercover, Mairie de Saint Emilion, Fondation Banque Populaire
