Céleste Boursier-Mougenot – clinamen

In clinamen, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot transforms porcelain bowls floating on water into a self-generating musical system. At the Park Avenue Armory, three large pools fill the Drill Hall, creating a meditative soundscape shaped by chance, movement, and resonance.

clinamen

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, clinamen (v.10), 2012–2025, Bourse de Commerce. Photograph: © 11H45 / Florent Michel. Source: Xippas.

In clinamen, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot transforms porcelain bowls floating on water into a self-generating musical system. At the Park Avenue Armory, three large pools fill the Drill Hall, creating a meditative soundscape shaped by chance, movement, and resonance.