TRAUMA stages a night of music, art and performance at U122AE, in collaboration with Companion Culture on the occasion of Art Basel Paris. Unfolding beneath the 18th arrondissement, the program features sets by Europa and Emma DJ with cxoxc, a performance by Raphaelle, and a site-specific light environment by Matiere Noire.
Three levels underground, in the subterranean vaults of the former French retailer Tatí, the night kicks off with a DJ set byEuropa. The Berlin-based musician has worked closely with artist Esben Weile Kjær, creating the audio environment for Solar System at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art (Aalborg), the soundscape for Kjær’s Milky Way exhibition at TRAUMA, and the Galaxy Parade performance at Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin).
The night moves into the raw intimacy of Raphaelle’s live performance, a singer-songwriter whose artistic range spans heartfelt piano ballads recorded at Abbey Road Studios to underground, site-specific performances where vocal intimacy collides with club chaos.
Next are longtime collaborators Emma DJ and cxoxc, shifting towards hybrid forms of rap that bridge raw vocal elements with soul-crushing electronica. Emma DJ gained early support from figures such as Thom Yorke and Virgil Abloh, establishing himself as one of Paris’s most prolific producers, selectors, and club initiators. cxoxc is one of Emma DJ’s main vocal collaborators in his infamous Godrime mixtape series, from which they will premiere brand-new material from its third installment.
Closing the night, Europa joins Emma DJ for a final B2B set.
The Paris-based creative studio Matiere Noire will transform the club with a site-specific light environment. Hidden utility racks, once backstage infrastructure, are reimagined as a centerpiece: a dense accumulation of wash lights, excessive by design, turns pragmatism into spectacle. What was concealed now floods the space, bringing intensity and excess to the core of the performances. Recently named the inaugural recipient of L’Incubateur, the initiative by The Independents and Alexandre de Betak, Matiere Noire is recognized for its new approaches to spatial design – with past collaborations including Courrèges, Hermès, and Fondation Cartier.
General admission tickets may be purchased here.
Art Basel VIP cardholders are kindly asked to refer to the VIP program.
Limited tickets available!
