fossilation
2021
related publication [antennae]
related publication [riverside architectural press]
art installation, bioplastic membrane, apparatus capturing the residual energy of the building as it interacts with light
team
brice ammar-khodja
alexandra bachmayer
samuel bianchini
marie-pier boucher
didier bouchon
maria chekhanovich
matthew halpenny
alice jarry
raphaëlle kerbrat
annie leuridan
vanessa mardirossian
asa perlman
philippe vandal
lucile vareilles
Fossilation is a bioplastic membrane that floats above the floor like a film. Its colour is animated by fluctuating lights and cables that extend toward the ceiling. Embedded in its material, the imprint of an electronic display unit gradually disappears, like a fossil of our time. Connected to the exhibition’s building, the membrane and its sensors convert the flows of the building into electricity. The unstable light testifies to interferences from the capture of residual energies and enhances an ecosystem in which the image composes with the space.
This project, combining design, art, techno sciences, and media studies, is co-developed as part of an international collaboration between three research-creation teams (Concordia University, Montreal; EnsadLab – the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs laboratory – Université PSL; University of Toronto Mississauga).
images : brice ammar-khodja, pierre bouchilloux, alain declercq, thomas vautier
sound : arnaud pichon
editing : alain declercq
support
the project, co-directed by alice jarry (Concordia University), marie-pier boucher (University of Toronto Mississauga), and Samuel Bianchini (EnsadLab / Reflective Interaction and Chair in Arts and Sciences), received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Chair in Arts and Sciences of the École polytechnique, the École des Arts Décoratifs – PSL, the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, Hexagram – international network of research-creation in art, culture, and technology, and Concordia University’s Milieux Institute for art, culture, and technology.
production
experimenting and making the bioplastic membrane: alexandra bachmayer, maria chekhanovich, vanessa mardirossian with the collaboration of brice ammar-khodja
capturing the residual energy: brice ammar-khodja, didier bouchon, matthew halpenny, raphaëlle kerbrat, asa perlman, philippe vandal
light design: annie leuridan with the collaboration of louise rustan
computer programming: didier bouchon
overseeing the production of the work and its spatial installation:
lucile vareilles
technical support for production and/or editing: théo chauvirey, corentin loubet, joséphine mas, simon paugoy
