Johana Beaussart

Last copies Born in 1989, Johana Beaussart’s background lays in the contexts of fine art, initially film and animation before being drawn toward the creative potential and complex meanings carried by the human voice. For much of her career, the Paris based artist’s output has remained within a practice more closely aligned with performative action and sound art, focusing on orality, the structures of discourses that feed a collective memory and a history of speech, illusion, imitation, and appearance. In 2021 this research led into the realm of musicality via a collaborative duo with the violinist Anais Ponty, with Silo issuing the LP “Otium”, documenting the project, in 2022.

"Kolokoksta" is a space opera or space fantasy which tells an interstellar journey combining sound design, sound effects, imaginary languages, soundscapes, lyrical singing and electronic music. Originally produced for 5.1 and presented in cinemas, this stereo version is released as a 200 copies limited edition vinyl which includes a printed inner sleeve and a postcard insert.