REVERB The Vinyl Factory - LUMA 2025

📍 LUMA Foundation, Arles

▪️ iDzia Installation: the audio, the video

When Art and Music Resonate

Presented at the LUMA Foundation, in La Galerie Principale, from December 2024 to March 2025, the exhibition REVERB The Vinyl Factory showcases a selection of audiovisual works commissioned by The Vinyl Factory. Originally organized in London in 2024, this exhibition brings together twenty years of collaborations between artists, musicians, and creators, exploring the connections between sound, image, and contemporary art.

The Vinyl Factory: Bringing the Past to Life to Imagine the Creations of Tomorrow

Founded in 2001, The Vinyl Factory is a company dedicated to music and art. The group comprises a vinyl pressing plant, a record label, and an exhibition program. Originally established in 1890 by the inventor of the gramophone, this factory helped produce legendary records by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and the Sex Pistols.

Considered one of the most iconic companies in the industry, The Vinyl Factory has also forged partnerships with major cultural institutions, including the Venice Biennale, the Barbican Centre, the Serpentine Galleries, and the LUMA Foundation.

A dialogue between sound art and visual creation

REVERB The Vinyl Factory at LUMA Arles has chosen to highlight two works that have recently left their mark on the history of video art:

• BLKNWS by Kahlil Joseph, a two-channel project that subverts the conventions of television news by blending archival footage, popular culture, and personal images to question the construction of news.

• Ijó by Gabriel Moses, an audiovisual work following young ballet dancers in Lagos to the music of James William Blades, exploring the connections between art, family, and cultural heritage.

An experience in which each projected work invites visitors to experience music in a new way, navigating the realms of memory, image, and emotion.