Cédric Poulain is a photographer and a physicist, two passions that must have been intimately intertwined in him for a very long time. He was already an adult when a bilateral retinitis caused him to lose an eye completely. The other one still allows him to say if I am there or not, when IContinue reading “Photographer, physicist and visually impaired: Cédric Poulain exhibits at the Festival Voies Off in Arles”
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Yoann Bourgeois at the Pantheon in the Eye of a Physicist
From 3 to 14 October 2017, Yoann Bourgeois’ machines invaded the Pantheon to dialogue with Pendule de Foucault. Unlike the pendulum that swings alone, whether we are there or not, his machines must be “inhabited” by acrobats to become devices that explore movement. But, just like The Pendulum, these devices lead us again and againContinue reading “Yoann Bourgeois at the Pantheon in the Eye of a Physicist”
Pierre Soulages, the art of exploring light in space
Forty years ago, Pierre Soulages created the Outrenoir. These immense paintings help us to contemplate the light. “Maybe only light has had a full life,” wrote the poet Yves Bonnefoy. Pierre Soulages is at the Louvre On December 11, 2019, a major retrospective devoted to the painter whose 100th birthday is about to be celebratedContinue reading “Pierre Soulages, the art of exploring light in space”
Anish Kapoor’s “Cloud Gate”: playing with light and returning to Earth, our finite world
Every day thousands of people play with Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Affectionately nicknamed “the bean” for obvious reasons, the immense mirrored sculpture is made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together and placed on the ground. It’s about 10 meters tall, with a base of about 20 by 13 meters.Continue reading “Anish Kapoor’s “Cloud Gate”: playing with light and returning to Earth, our finite world”
OPALKA 1965/1 – ∞, as a memento mori in the digital age
Roman Opalka wrote the numbers from 1 to 5,607,249. By painting numbers for 40 years, this artist has taken time out of his busy schedule. Surprised, he met the time of science. The numbers from 1 to 5,607,249 painted by Roman Opalka in more than 40 years appear between 1965 and 2011, and follow eachContinue reading “OPALKA 1965/1 – ∞, as a memento mori in the digital age”
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