Jean-Michel Maujean
Sound Artist · Composer · Field Recordist
📍 Denmark, WA | ✉️ jeanmichelmaujean@gmail.com
Artist Statement
I create immersive sonic environments that bring Western Australian birdsong and landscapes into galleries, performances, and community spaces. My practice integrates spatial recording, fieldwork, and multi-speaker installation, often in collaboration with dance, visual art, and community projects.
Selected Projects & Exhibitions
The Stars Descend (Annette Carmichael Projects, 2023) — immersive sound design for large-scale dance
Happy Pants (Vision Australia, 2024) — audio editing; CBAA Award Best Show (Talks)
Strange Festival (2024) — featured sound installation
Codes in Parallel (CASM, 2024) — exhibiting artist
Radical Futures (Regional Arts Triennial, 2025) — exhibiting artist
Southwest Art Now Survey (BRAG, 2025) — exhibiting artist
STRUT Dance Locale (2025) — community arts development workshops
NoiseMaschin!! Denmark (2023–ongoing) — co-curator & performer
Recognition
WAM Song of the Year (Experimental, 2021) — Coodamurup
2024 CBAA Award — Happy Pants
Selected Artist — PICA Immersive Arts Symposium, 2024
Professional Roles
Live Audio Engineer — Subiaco Hotel (2024–present)
AV Technician — Perth Audiovisual & Encore (2023–2025)
Founder — Van Go Moving Art (2025–present)
Photographer — Carly Le Cerf Wayfinding a Painter’s Path (Sydney, 2025)
— Davey Jones Solo Exhibition (Denmark, 2025)
Residencies
Bilpin, NSW (2025)
Denmark Arts (2021)
Vancouver Arts Centre (2018)
Spectrum Project Space (2017)
Education
PhD (Music, in progress) — WAAPA, ECU
Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours — ECU