Sound Portrait
A mosaic of voices. A memory for later.
When a parent passes away too soon, their children grow up with a question that does not always find an answer: who were they really?
The sound portrait is made for them — for the day when they are old enough to search, to want to know, to understand where they come from.
Transmission brings together the voices of those who knew this parent: close friends, colleagues, fellow students, family.
Each one offers a fragment: an anecdote, an image, a precise memory.
Gathered separately and then assembled into a single edit, these testimonies compose a story told in many voices, rich with perspectives, memories and nuances.
Together, they form a living mosaic — intimate and irreplaceable.
Originally designed for children facing the loss of a parent, the sound portrait can also be created around a grandparent, a loved one, a mentor or anyone who has left a meaningful mark on a family or a community.
How it works
- 01
Meeting
We talk about the person you wish to tell the story of: their path, their personality, the bonds they wove and what you would like to pass on of them.
- 02
Identifying the participants
Together, we define the people whose voices will enrich this portrait.
- 03
Guide & preparation
Transmission builds a bespoke narrative thread and provides each participant with a simple guide to record their memories, most often on their own.
- 04
Editing & narrative shaping
The testimonies are gathered, edited and assembled to form a coherent story told in many voices.
- 05
Delivery
The sound portrait is delivered to you as an object designed to be kept and passed on.
Throughout the project, Transmission accompanies each step with gentleness and care, so that what matters — but that we so often put off — can finally exist.
Discover the object →The number of voices, the length, the form: everything is built with you, according to your story and that of your family.
In their words
“C'est une très belle expérience, qui accompagne le processus de deuil, et qui nous place à un autre endroit, celui du vivant et de la transmission. Et c'est surtout un cadeau inestimable pour ses destinataires. Pauline est très délicate et accompagne avec beaucoup d'attention les participants au projet.
“Une expérience très forte. J'étais assez anxieuse à l'idée de faire ces enregistrements et puis finalement le moment venu, j'y ai pris beaucoup de plaisir. C'est devenu pour moi un moment doux et joyeux et je suis très heureuse d'avoir pu transmettre ces quelques souvenirs au fils de mon amie.
“Pauline a su nous aider à trouver les mots pour réaliser cet enregistrement à destination de Sophia, la fille de mon frère âgée de 4 ans au moment de son décès. En plus de l'intérêt évident pour elle, le travail avec Transmission m'a aidé à ancrer Stéphane en moi.