Ode Bertrand

Born in 1930, France

Ode Betrand is one of the leading figures of geometric abstraction. She was the only student and assistant of Aurelie Nemours. Emmanuel Guigon, in his work dedicated to the miniatures, described her work as a painter and draughtswoman in these terms: “Ode Bertrand organizes, measures, she composes. She does not oppose the desire for clarity to the taste for ambiguity, spontaneity to construction. Here, the spirit of geometry plays tricks on itself. It practices doubting everything. It invites us not to draw rigid boundaries where they do not exist, nor to make radical cuts that everywhere seek to impose order.”

For the 2Rives collection, she proposed a series of works in continuity with her so-called “miniatures,” marked by great sobriety, almost like a pure abstraction. It feels like a reminder of the essential moments in her work, a presence of the line in a white space, given in a grand scansion, an intertwining that focuses on nodal points, grave and acute accents.

Patrick Dubost

Born in 1957, France

After studying mathematics and musicology, Patrick Dubost became deeply passionate about poetic writing and its vocal expression, with a constant focus on experimentation. To date, he has authored about thirty books and practices “reading/performance”, bringing his texts to life through his gestures and sometimes multiplied voice.

The poem thus becomes a polyphonic object. For years, Patrick Dubost has performed across France and also in Great Britain, Italy, Albania, Greece, Croatia, Tunisia, Argentina, Lebanon, and frequently in Quebec. Some of his books have been translated and published in other languages, and his performances often incorporate translation as an additional voice in this polyphony. Some of his texts are also circulating in theater or object theater.

Hélène Van Loo

Born in 1985, Belgium

Hélène Van Loo is a multifaceted musician, trained in classical music, jazz, and world music. She graduated in classical flute from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2009, and then continued her studies in jazz flute and singing at the Jazz BXL school for two years.

Curious about the music around her, she also explores European, Latin, and African traditional repertoires, particularly through various workshops and artistic encounters.

Passionate about film music, Hélène went to Los Angeles to meet film composers, including Jeff Russo (composer of the series Fargo), for whom she recorded. She then deepened her composition skills for film with specialized training from the Berklee College of Music (Boston).