Julian Charrière - Ruinart

With Chorals, Julian Charrière creates a dialogue between the geological memory of the Crayères and today’s oceans, weakened by human activity.
In the intimacy of one of Maison Ruinart’s chalk cellars, the artist has designed an immersive installation combining sound, light, and water. A dark pool reflects the chalk walls; its surface is set in motion by a wave machine synchronized with underwater sounds recorded during dives in different ecosystems. The rustling of reefs, clicking shellfish, and cries of marine life revive this ancient seabed, a remnant of the warm sea that once covered Champagne.

Client : Ruinart
Production company : Eldorado Production
Director : Simon Pénochet
Executive producer : Amiel Tenenbaum
Cinematographer : Yann Tribolle
Assistant camera : Loïs Plagnard
Drone operator : Romain Berthiot
Gaffer : Valentin Messé
Make-up artist : Justine Vandenbussche
Editor : Loïs Plagnard
Color grading : Loïs Plagnard
Sound engineer : Jonathan Leurquin
Sound mix and musical score : Les Cosmonotes