"Orchestre du Lac" is a creation in which music flows like water, without barriers or preconditions. It is an open Orchestre where each person becomes an instrument because we are vibration and music, because we are water. This artwork, created on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel with the support of the Library for a Happy Future and the Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel, invites everyone to be part of a living symphony, based on the feelthinking (“sentipensar” Indigenous and peasant concept from Colombia). Here, the sensory and the rational intertwine in harmony to offer an unprecedented musical experience. This project was born out of a desire to explore the local knowledge, traditions, and stories of the Neuchâtel region about water and good living (Buen vivir). The "Orchestre du Lac" is made up of children whose voices create the rhythms, beats and whispers that give life to this artistic work. It is based on inclusion and the fact that we are all water, life, and music. No musical training was required, just an openness to feel, think and express. 

 

The children's voices, amplified by the echo of the lake, mingle with the natural sounds of the wind, the splash of the water, and the murmur of the stones, creating an atmosphere of total immersion. In this way, the artwork becomes a reflection of good living (Buen vivir), where harmony between humans and their environment is the path to a full life in biocultural peace.