About the piece
TITLE: Nuages
ARTIST: Daily Tous les jours
LOCATION:
NoBo Library
4500 13th St
Boulder, CO 80304
YEAR: 2024
How it works
The music of Nuages was inspired by the utopian-like qualities of a library; with warm synths and acoustic instruments, and just a touch of danceability. Lines are irregularly spaced, with groupings at different distances, inviting visitors to change the way they move; stepping into different characters as they make their way to or from the library. The walker, the shuffler, the dancer, the jumper and the tip-toer, visitors can try out each role, creating music as they go. They can also simply walk right through and they'll create their own soundtrack as well.
"You are walking into a place where people of all ages, cultures and walks of life can come together to share resources, ideas and skills and create the world they want to live in. Nuages (French for clouds) is a ritual of entrance, where every step is part of a song; a dance toward a place where anything is possible."
- Daily tous les jours
About the artist
Daily tous les jours leads an emergent field of practice that combines interactive art, storytelling, performance, and urban design to reinvent living together in the 21st century. Founded in 2010 by Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, the award-winning Tiohtia:ke/Montréal-based studio has been producing projects around the world that encourage citizens to play an active role in the transformation of their cities, with the public spaces we share everyday as the canvas. Their work has been described as “infrastructure for the human spirit.”
