During the summer of 2017, Creative Migration launched a pilot artist residency at Les Rochers in Normandy, France. Two artists (from different backgrounds and disciplines) were selected to create works influenced by their time in the small town of Cerisy-la-Forêt. The area is situated nearby Omaha Beach, famous for D-Day during Word War II.

Jacinta Yelland

Jacinta Yelland, an Australian actor and theatre-maker, devised a show comparing the reality of achieving the “American Dream” in America, Scandinavia and France.

This show is a platform to explore the social systems of the world’s leading countries and their role in determining the mentality, wellbeing and fate of its citizens. The narrative was derived from her own personal experiences as an immigrant to America, interviews with local citizens from across the world, data from global studies, research from scholars and political scientists, and sound-bites from politicians and commentators.



Read Jacinta's blog This American Dream and follow her on Instagram.

Ethan Metzner

Ethan Metzner, an American musician and recording artist, sampled “found sounds” in Cerisy-la-Forêt to create sonic collages, or in other words, musical compositions.

This project draws inspiration from the abstract composition styles of John Cage, the modern-classic beauty of Philip Glass, the ambient randomness of Brian Eno, and the deliberate methodologies of Daniel Lanois. No actual instruments or preexisting samples were used — only recordings and samples of the environment that have been effected, pitch shifted and composed into music.

ethanmentzer · Found Sounds — Les Rochers
Listen to this project on SoundCloud and follow Ethan on Instagram.