Audiovisual immersive Installation

event: Museumsnacht Bern

Concept and Realisation: Christophe Merkle and François Chalet

Client: Amt für Geoinformation des Kantons Bern

Projectteam: Sandra Kellerhals, Jonas Schmid

Music: Mathias Vetter

Scenografie and technical solution: Okula AG

Year: 2023

Reflections of D - Take The A Train

"Reflections of D" is the piano solo album of Michael Arbenz, where he reflects Duke Ellington's music in his very own way. On this album, he combines his musical curiosity with his diverse experiences with jazz and classical music.

Music: Michael Arbenz

Animation. François Chalet

Video: Jonas Ruppen

Year: 2023

Take The A Train

“Hands up!”

Client: Lichtfestival LiLu 2023, Raiffeisenbank, Luzern

Story/Animation: François Chalet

Music/Sounddesign: Mathias Vetter

This Installation was initially created in 2007 for the Showroom of the Valiant bank in Bern, produced by Tina Cassini and Bruno Beusch

An applied Research Collaboration between Media Technology Center, ETH Zurich and Zurich University of the Arts - Cast /Audiovisual Media

Team

Narrative Lead/Script: Martin Zimper, Cast Audiovisual Medias, ZHdK

Visual lead: François Chalet, Cast Audiovisual Medias, ZHdK

Music/Sounddesign: Jonas Füllemann, Cast Audiovisual Medias, ZHdK

Severin Klingler, ETH/MTC

Kalloori Saikishore, ETH/MTC

Research Engeneer: Ribin Chalumattu, ETH/MTC

Voices: Kirsten Vermilyea, John Donaldson

Voices editing: Simon Grab

Year: 2022/23

Exhibition - 23.09.22 - 08.01.23

Museum: Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, CH

Curator: Susanna Kumschick

Thanks to: Stefan Müller, Luzia Davi, Peter Göhler, Cathrin Hauswald, Mario Pellen and the whole crew of the museum

Grafik Invitation flyer: Alexandra Noth

Fotos: Michael Lio

Year: 2022/23

more infos

Task: Creation of an interactive installation for the Lichtfestival Luzern LiLu

Description: Animated characters, that are ready to jump are projected on a house. Jump! uses a trampoline as interface for the public. The more someone jumps on it, the more the story progresses. Every hit generates also some snow whirl.

Team:: François Chalet (animation), Mathias Vetter (music) , Michael Flückiger (creative coding)

Place: Rathaus Luzern, CH

Year: 2022

Theatre play

place: Luzerner Theater, CH

Production: Fruzsina Nagy, Dóra Halas, Composition: Dóra Halas, Stage and Costumes: Fruzsina Nagy, Assistance stage: Sophie Köhler, Characterdesign, Animation and animated Scenography: François Chalet, Song texts: Lisa Brunner, Sounddesign, Musik: Márk Bartha, Choreography: Emese Cuhorka, Light: Clemens Gorzella, Dramaturgy: Gábor Thury

with: Christian Baus (Uhu Schuhu), Lukas Darnstädt (Torsten Torstenson, Pireman, Policeman, chief Cook, Mayor, Clockmaster Zifferle), Lisa Brunner (voice of the little ghost), Lucerne City Choir

Year: 2019/20

The story of the famous tower (Wasserturm) in Lucerne

Client: Lichtfestival Luzern LiLu, CH

Direction & Animation: François Chalet / Musik: Mathias Vetter / Compositing & Motiondesign: Noemi Sugaya

Producer: Lichtfestival Luzern LiLu, CH

based on a idea from François Chalet and Uwe Brückner

Tecnic: 360 Degres Mapping

Fotos: Daniel Sutter

Year: 2020

Interactive Installationplay with a AI

Client: Design Biennale ZürichTeam: Ludic Lab Lucerne (Lucerne University of applied Science and arts)Dragica Kahlina, Sebastian Mittag, François Chalet, Richard Wetzel

Year: 2019

Genesis featuring François ChaletVisual Live-Act

Place: St. Jakob church, ZurichLength: 30 minProducer: ProjektilMusic: from the show Genesis

Year: 2019 (8.2. and 2.3.)

Theatre

Producer: Theater Marie. Partner: Fantoche and Royalfish @ Royal BadenFrom and with: Lina Hoppe, François Chalet, Michael Flückiger, Andreas Bächli, Daniel Steiner, Rebecca Etter, Oliver Keller, Patric Bachmann

Thanks to: Aargauer Kuratorium, Stadt Aarau, Swisslos Kanton Aargau, Migros KulturprozentFotos: Theater Marie and Andreas Zimmermann

year: 2018

Opening ceremony for the longest tunnel in the world

task: realisation of 30 minutes of animation and sequences in motion for the opening ceremony in Pollegioartistic director of the opening ceremony: Volker Hesseproducer: Rolf Derrer, Claudia Capecchi

artistic director LED Screen: François Chaletanimations: Noemi Sugaya (Lead), Chermaine Bossert, Joel Hofman, Jonas Habermacher, Michelle Ettlin, Noel Marti, François Chaletcompositing: Noemi Sugaya

music: Knut Jensenchoreographie groundartists: Laia sanmartin guiradochoreographie aeral artists: Ingrid Flor, Paula Riquielme, Chris Klotz

and many more!!!fotos © Judith Schlosseryear: 2016

show in pollegio

Missko
Label Dalbin produced tailor-made video installation: a dragon animation created by Swiss artist François Chalet that moves from one screen to another over the whole table, superimposed over a mosaic of Asian television news broadcasts imagined by Starck.

Client: Missko Paris (Designed by Philipp Starck)
Agency: Eric Dalbin
Year: 2013

Zurich Festival
Installation for the opening of the Zurich Festival

client: Theaterhaus Gessnerallee , CH 
Fotos: © Mareike Spalteholz
Year: 2010

Dans la tête du monstre
Audiovisual sculpture "Inside the monster's head": The idea was to create the head of a scared monster. The audience is allowed to enter his head and see through his eyes.

Concept andvisual creation: François Chalet
Musical composition: Mathias Vetter
Construction: Binôme (Frédéric Pain und Ingrid Michel) 
Producer: Eric Dalbin
Co-producer: Maison des Arts de Creteil, FRA et Le Manège Maubeuge
Year: 2009
Exhibitions: Exit Festival in Creteil (FRA) and VIA Festival in Maubeuge (FRA) in 2009, St. Nazaire (GB), Toulouse (FRA) and Paris (FRA) in 2010.

Les Tours du Chalet
Audiovisual installation during "Nuit Blanche": Projection of a ten minutes story on an 80 meter high building

Producer: Nuit Blanche, Paris
Co-producer: Eric Dalbin
Music: Mathias Vetter
Place: Tours Tolbiac, Paris, FRA
Year: 2007

Barbe Bleue
The story of "Bluebeard" is told in a fifteen minutes audiovisual installation. The work was part of the touring exhibition "Serial Killers". The designer Patrick Juin and the artist Du Zhenyu also contributed with an installation.

Music: Mathias Vetter
Producer: Maison des arts de Creteil, FRA
Co-producer: Eric Dalbin
Year: 2005

A demain 
Trailer and Visuals for the piece "A demain".

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Music: Jean-Paul Brédif
Place: Kobe Art Villlage Center, Kobe, Japon
Performances: 28.10, 29.10 and 30.10.
Year: 2011
Fotos: © SHIMIZU, Toshiro 

Demain j'ai rencontré 
Poster and visuals for the show

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Place: Salaumines, France
Year: 2011

Traits, traces et trajets 
Life visual adaptation of "Oculus"

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Place: Theater Beckett, Tanger, Maroc
Year: 2009

Oculus
Live visual concept for the show "Oculus"

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Year: 2008

Live VJ adaptation of "Entre 0 (...) et l'infini"

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Representations: 4,5,7,8,10 june (twice a day)
Place: Festival "In" in Hué, Vietnam in the Cité imperiale, Palais de la Reine Mère
Year: 2006

Infini in situ
"Infini in situ" is a short adaptation of "Entre 0 (...) et l'infini"

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Place: Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille, FRA
Year: 2007

Entre 0 (...) et l'infini
Live visual concept for the show "Entre 0 (...) et l'infini"

Dance company: Thomas Duchatelet
Year: 2005

Guide for a visual-Dance Opening ceremony
event: Chitrakatha Animation festival, National Institut of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India

Guide NID: Shekar Mukherjee
Animators NID: Shweta Bendre, Sruti Menon, Deval Vala, Alpika Singh, Shivali Chandra, Pooja Imamdar, Atisha Bhutia
Year: 2015