Binaural trail in Bom Retiro, Casa do Povo, São Paulo

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What technology and content strategies can help tell the rich narratives of a derelict neighbourhood?

I produced and directed this binaural (spatialized-audio) walking tour. We released it both as a podcast and on basic mp3 players provided by the institution. The goal was to keep people off their smartphones and create a truly immersive experience in a neighbourhood that is very culturally rich but can also be a bit edgy at times.

My role: producer, director, creative technologist

Ni foot ni samba, Radio France, Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo

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What’s happening on the Brazilian cultural scene?

In April 2014, two months before the start of Brazil’s World Cup, I worked as a fixer, translator and photographer for Radio France, helping to produce a series of interviews discussing contemporary Brazilian culture beyond football and samba.

Working alongside one of the station’s journalists, first in Rio and then in São Paulo, over a period of 10 days I met more than 40 Brazilians – artists, musicians, cultural producers, hackers, activists, entrepreneurs…

The report, a web-doc, can be found on the Radio France website at http://nvx.lemouv.fr/bresil/

My role: co-author of a webdoc, fixer: location and character scout, researcher, photographer, translator

Casa Brasil, Rio 2016, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo & London

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Is it possible to leverage on digital content production and distribute stories in different formats, on several platforms?

To promote Brazilian culture and Rio de Janeiro as the next Olympic destination, the Brazilian government set up Casa Brasil at Somerset House during London 2012. Three exhibitions were organized: about Brazil today; about contemporary Brazilian art and design; and about Rio 2016.

We recorded 14 interviews with artists in their studio, in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, in audio and video, that ended up on a free audio guide and as promotional videos. We traveled to London a week before the start of London 2012 to shoot a making-of. I produced the audio guide content for the three exhibitions, in Portuguese and English. Devices were made available on site.

My role: producer, director

The Museum Magazine

The first ipad-based multimedia magazine about museums.

As an associate editor, I edited a number of stories for the first issue of this electronic magazine. Then I traveled and accumulated a lot of material for a second issue that was never released ; visiting different museums, interviewing curators and architects in and about Naoshima, Kanazawa, Aomori, Tokyo, Kitakyushu (CCA), Hobart Tasmania (Mona), Sydney (MCA, Kaldor Public Art), Melbourne, Hong-Kong (West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Para Site), Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Inhotim…
http://edition29.com/index_e29_the_museum.html

I have continued to gather interesting articles and blog posts about mobile technology in museums in my flipboard magazine “the mobile museum“, and about the museum of the 21st century in “the museum“.

Richard Serra, Monumenta, Paris

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Can an audio guide give visitors value for money in a minimalist exhibition?

When Richard Serra decided to install “only” 5 massive steel plates in this huge exhibition space, the organizers were concerned about the reaction of the visitors.

I produced a very rich, multi-layered audio guide, commissioned original music and sound effects. Visitors stayed to listen to Serra and many other guest experts. Some even sat down during their visit, the guide thereby added demonstrable value to the visitor experience.

audio sample (“Ma – Zen Gardens”)

My role: producer, director, creative director

Pompidou multimedia guide, Paris

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I produced a collections tour and an architecture tour in 4 languages, an audio description tour for the visually impaired, a kids tour, and many temporary exhibition tours. I designed and built the tours in the proprietary CMS. It was published as a Flash application on PDAs running Windows CE.

One of my highlights on this project was recording a podcast series with teenagers. Very spontaneous, very inspiring. Every opinion counts!

My role: producer, creative director