Residency artists and researchers Multidisciplinary art Anaïs Héraud Performer and visual artist La Ritournelle The object of my artistic interest for the performance project that I propose for the Saari Residence is based on the principle of la Ritournelle. Ritournelles are small phrases, often melodic, that turn themselves around repetitively. La Ritournelle carries its singer further with each repetition of the phrase ; it is a progressive space creating through its spiral effect a territory in the unknown. Ritournelles are essentially performative. In my performance art practice, I feel the need to put into words the ephemeral of the performative pictures that I create. In my artistic process in the residency I want to develop the first bricks of a methodology of writing that impregnates the action and reflects the experience. I will investigate the surrounding environment of Saari by situating my work both inside and outside the studio. I will bring new elements into my research such as light and darkness in relation to objects for the creation of my performative images. I will work on the musical concept of “looping” and develop sound pieces based on my writings. These elements will impregnate the original performance that I will present in Saari at the end of the residency period. My process will be documented in the Cahier de ritournelles, a collection of the Ritournelles that I have written during the residency, that I will be able to use as a score, a material for performances or simply a dynamic trace of what has happened. The object of my artistic interest for the performance project that I propose for the Saari Residence is based on the principle of la Ritournelle. Ritournelles are small phrases, often melodic, that turn themselves around repetitively. La Ritournelle carries its singer further with each repetition of the phrase ; it is a progressive space creating through its spiral effect a territory in the unknown. Ritournelles are essentially performative.