We transform stories into interactive audio experiences.
For The Record (FTR) transforms stories into place-based, interactive audio experiences that preserve collective memory through sound and play.
Through public art projects, audio-games, community archives, and workshops, we invite individuals and communities to explore how sound shapes who we are and to become active stewards of their stories, histories, and places.
Founded by multidisciplinary artists Margaux LeSourd and Maurice Leoni-Osion, FTR explores how sound shapes our relationship to place, how place influences memory, and how memory informs community narratives, transforming neighborhoods, landscapes, and everyday stories into living records.
Because the greatest records aren't just played—they're heard and remembered.
ABOUT
MISSION
Through sound and place, we cultivate listening as a practice for learning, connection, and collective memory.
We envision a future where communities use their agency to preserve, share, and shape collective memory (stories) and where archives live not only in institutions but in people, places, and everyday experiences.
VISION
CORE BELIEFS
Our work is guided by a set of core beliefs and moves through a cycle of listening, gathering, remembering, remixing, imagining, sharing, and reflecting. These principles shape how we engage with sound, storytelling, place, and community:
PAUSE
Listening is an act of care.
RECORD
Stories, sounds, and experiences deserve preservation.
REWIND
Memory and history help us understand the present.
PLAY
Creativity, exploration, and joy are essential forms of learning.
FAST FWD
We are responsible for imagining better futures.
STOP
Reflection and rest are necessary for growth.
EJECT
Knowledge becomes meaningful when shared with others.
