Culture + Design Visual Arts Cartier Is Bringing an Immersive Art Experience to the U.S. — Here's Where to See It You don’t have to travel to Paris to see Cartier-approved art. By Kristen Shirley Kristen Shirley Instagram Twitter Website Kristen Shirley is a New York-based luxury expert, writer, and editor who covers travel, fashion, fine watches, jewelry, wine, and spirits. She is currently a contributing editor to Forbes.com and Nobleman, and a freelance writer for luxury publications including Bloomberg Businessweek, Travel + Leisure, and Robb Report. Passionate about craftsmanship, rare gemstones, and supporting independent designers, Kristen began her career at Elle in the fashion department, where she trained under former style director Kate Lanphear before becoming the associate market editor. She later went on to become the luxury editorial director at Elite Traveler, where she led the print and digital teams and spearheaded a redesign of the print edition and the website. An avid traveler and foodie, Kristen is drawn to tropical destinations where she can scuba dive, sip rosé on the beach, saber Champagne, shuck oysters, and learn about all things caviar. * 10+ years of experience covering fashion, style, fine watches, and jewelry * Received an applied jewelry professional certificate from the Gemological Institute of America * Received the level 3 award in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, which she passed with distinction * Received a bachelor's degree in French at Georgetown University * Studied abroad at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and attended international high schools in Frankfurt and London * Speaks French * Founder of La Patiala, a luxury encyclopedia that covers travel, food, wine, spirits, style, beauty, watches, jewelry, and lifestyle Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on October 29, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email While the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, or the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, might be most closely associated with its ultra-modern exhibition space in Paris, it also supports exhibitions around the world. After 20 years, Foundation Cartier returns to North America to unveil a timely and important exhibition with the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts. On November 20, "The Great Animal Orchestra," a collaboration between soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists, will make its North American debut. Luc Boegly/Courtesy of Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain Krause has spent close to 50 years recording natural environments, creating a catalog of more than 5,000 hours of recordings that feature more than 15,000 different species. This show creates an immersive audio-visual experience, with soundscapes that celebrate the diversity of animal life on Earth. Luc Boegly/Courtesy of Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain In this exhibition, Krause creates an orchestra of animal sounds with the hopes that hearing these unique sounds will galvanize us to protect the dwindling species and their natural habitats, preserving them for future generations. Throughout his career, Krause has revisited the same locations, only to find that a significant portion of the animals previously recorded have disappeared. This exhibition is an urgent call to save the animals that remain. Hervé Chandès, general director of the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain and head exhibition curator, said, "The polyphony of 'The Great Animal Orchestra' is rapidly being silenced and we must band together to protect our natural resources and environments." The sounds are accompanied by visual installations from United Visual Artists — the UVA participants designed a computer software program to create animated spectrograms of the soundscapes. These visual representations of the sounds show the different frequencies in bold and brilliant lines and waves. In a statement, Jane Winchell, PEM's director of the museum's Art & Nature Center and curator of natural history, said, "'The Great Animal Orchestra' is a highly original and memorable encounter that stays with you long after you leave. I found myself listening more intently and with greater awareness of how animal sounds serve as messengers of an ecosystem's vitality." In addition to the exhibition, there is a new documentary on Bernie Krause's life and work at PEM. It was directed by Vincent Tricon and produced by Fondation Cartier. "The Great Animal Orchestra" runs from November 20, 2021 to May 22, 2022 at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit