Case Study - Concept and Creation of the Audiovisual Museography for the Bisses Museum
Design and production of audiovisual installations and content for the Bisses Museum (mountain irrigation channels in the Valais Alps). The project highlights the cultural and technical heritage of the bisses through ambient sound recordings, interviews, video mapping on scale models, and interactive projection controls.
- Client
- Valaisan Museum of the Bisses
- Year
Overview
At its opening in 2012, the committee of the Valaisan Museum of the Bisses aimed to offer high-quality exhibitions using storytelling and video. Located in a former village building in the Swiss Alps, the design first focused on creating immersive sound and visual atmospheres.
To achieve this, we recorded the sound of water flowing through various channels and projected continuous images of alpine landscapes and some of the most iconic bisses. We also produced a documentary series illustrating how mountain irrigation was traditionally practiced.
To showcase the complexity of the bisses network across the entire canton of Valais, we developed an interactive projection system that maps the extensive irrigation infrastructure in an engaging and educational format.
What we did
16-part video series: The Memory of Gestures — documentary-style interviews and footage
Infographic videos on the use and distribution of water
Video mapping projections on 3D models
Ambient soundscapes and sound scenes
Visual atmosphere projections to immerse visitors in alpine environments
Key deliverables
- Audiovisual Installations & Scenography
- Audiovisual & Documentary Production
- Interactive & Digital Solutions
The bisses are a living heritage that deserves to be known by a wider audience.
President of the Valaisan Museum of the Bisses
- Documentary videos produced
- 16
- Interactive projection zones
- 4
- Mapping system created
- 3D
- Sound environments recorded
- 10+