les forges de l'invisible - elizabeth anderson 14m03s   les forges de l'invisible is inspired by the spirit of the 18th century english poet, engraver, and visionary, william blake who often wrote of the indestructibility of innocence, the necessity of seizing life and the awakening of the imagination. many instances of dual imagery also can be found in blake's poetry. among the examples in his poem 'the tyger' are the twin instincts of destruction and creation, the former a necessary prelude to the latter.   i was immediately struck by blake's philosophy, in particular with the place he accorded to the concepts of imagination and duality. from this came the idea of transposing these ideas onto the electroacoustic canvas which, in its endless malleability, is ideally suited to their transmission. in the first movement the listener is invited to promenade through a world of almost entirely transformed sounds which alternate between diaphanous webs and moments of almost violent force. the second movement centres on the notion of the forge and the duality inherent to its function : melt down in order to reconstruct.   some of the sounds for les forges de l'invisible were created during a residency at the 'centre de creation musicale iannis xenakis' in paris with the support of 'le service de cooperation et d'action culturelle de l'ambassade de france en belgique'. i am also grateful to thomas gardner for providing me with opportunities to record his playing of the violoncello. these recordings were, additionally, a base for sound exploration.   the sound material was developed in the composer's personal studio in brussels, belgium. the octophonic mix was completed in the studios at city university in london and in the studio 'akousma' at the academy of music in soignies, belgium. les forges de l'invisible received an honourable mention at the 'V CIMESP 2003' (international electroacoustic music contest of sao paulo of 2003).   'les forges de l'invisible' is recorded at the s.a.b.a.m.