
l’Yonne Républicaine 2-11-2016
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l’Yonne Républicaine 2-11-2016
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Nous (Hnzz et moi) ont passé une semaine (16-24 octobre) à Valaurie en préambule de notre résidence de création de l’année prochaine. En effet, l’association Maison de la Tour / Le Cube* nous a invité en résidence en 2017 dans le cadre de l’action intitulée «Enrichissement de la création artistique par les technologies numériques » .
Maison de la tour est un lieu magnifique avec plusieurs salles d’exposition sur 3 étages. C’est une ancienne maison consulaire où résidaient châtelains, consuls ou recteurs, au cœur du village médiéval, dédié aux manifestations culturelles.
Le Cube est un espace de résidence d’artistes, créé en 2011

Maison de la Tour/le Cube
Nous allons faire un atelier avec les scolaires eu sein de l’école de Valrousse / Valaurie sur le thème fossiles numériques. Nous créerons un monde virtuel construit par les histoires et objets des enfants en 3600.

Demonstration viewer VR
Novais est une entreprise qui fabrique et distribue des équipements de sécurité pour l’exploitation de lignes électriques moyennes et hautes tensions. Pendant notre résidence, nous avons la possibilité d’accès à leur imprimante 3D.

Presentation Novarc
(créatif, administratif, et planning)
Détours est un circuit organisé à la découverte d’œuvres numériques. Un parcours des lieux culturels du sud de la Drome. Nous avons exposé `a la maison de la tour ensemble avec l’artiste Emilie Losch, qui était en résidence en 2016.
L’objectif était de montrer au public de Détours ce que le numérique peut apporter à ou dans un processus créatif et illustrer le processus de création. (Une impression de Détours ici, en anglais)

Presentation de notre imprimant 3d
Nous avons bien profité de visiter l’environnement et faire des rencontres intéressantes. Pendant Détours nous avons visité des lieux d’exposition et nous avons même trouvé le temps de visiter deux expositions à Montélimar. (une impression ici, texte en anglais)

Un grand merci à l’association Maison de la tour pour un accueil chaleureux et nous nous rejouions à l’année prochaine.
l’Association Maison de la Tour – Le Cube* propose des expositions toute l’année, accompagne et présente des artistes reconnus ou en devenir (peintres, sculpteurs, céramistes, photographes, comédien, écrivain,….), diffuse des œuvres de création, contribue à des événements artistiques de qualité (théâtre, spectacles, concerts….)
Valaurie, a week of exploration
Together with Hans I spent a week (16-24 October) in Valaurie to prepare our project for next year (2017).
We are invited for a residency in 2017 by the association Maison de la Tour / Le Cube * as they strive for the enhancement of artistic creation by digital technologies.
The association exploits two buildings:
Maison de la Tour is a beautiful place with several exhibition rooms on 3 floors.
The Cube is a place of residence of artists, created in 2011
Our stay in Valaurie this week had five objectives:
1 Meeting with teachers of Valaurie /Valrousse schools
We will do a workshop with the children of the school of Valrousse / Valaurie on the theme fossilles numériques. We will be creating a virtual world based on the stories and objects of children in 3600.
2 Meeting with Novarc, a company that manufactures and distributes safety equipment for the operation of medium power lines and high voltage. During our residence, we have the ability to access their 3D printer.
3 Preparing our stay with Maison de la tour/le Cube (creative, administrative and planning)
4 To participate in Detours numériques 22 and October 23, 2016
Détours Numerique is an art route which takes you along several galleries in the south Drome of France. It is a tour which lets the participants discover digital resources used for the creation of art. We exhibited different works at the Maison de la Tour together with the artist Emilie Losch, who was in residence in 2016.
5 Exploring Valaurie and its surroundings
We took time to get acquainted with the village, its inhabitants and its surroundings . For this we had encounters with a lot of people which gave us a better starting point for our project. During Detour we visited several nearby exhibition venues and we also found the time to visit two exhibitions in Montelimar.
We want to thank the Maison de la Tour for the warm welcome and we’re looking forward to next year.
*Maison de la Tour – Le Cube offers exhibitions throughout the year, and has accompanied renowned artists and talents (painters, sculptors, ceramists, photographers, actors, writers, ….)
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Détours Numerique is an art route which takes you along several galleries in the south Drome of France. It is a tour which lets the participants discover digital resources used for the creation of art, two days in a row. You stroll from place to place with a touring car or with your own transport and on each stop the art exhibited was elucidated by the artists or the gallerist.
It was a very divers event ranging from the usage of digital cameras via more algorithmic approaches to the use of 3d printers and digital means of sound creating.
The route of 2016 consisted of 6 stops in 5 different places:

Here were two works by Ludovic Lignon on display with a very algorithmic approach. One showed a large screen with randomly chosen bi-coloured images, the other was concerned with time and showed LEDs who were pulsing at different intervals whereby the large interval was a multitude of years. Eye pleasing work but in our humble opinion was the underlying math not up to spec. It made us think of the work of Peter Struycken from his early years.
The place itself was beautiful and beside the digital works was a collection of modern furniture on display with pieces from Rietveld, Le Corbusier etc.

Here we were shown a couple of performances by Bernard Pourriere. The link between the works was the usage of sound. Our preferred performance concerned a floor on which lines were taped based on random sound instructions. Very Fluxus but also poetic indeed.

Here we were shown the least digital part of the route as we consider the digital part of the camera just a replacement of its analogue predecessor. The subject was the faith of the refugees who try to enter Europe presented in a kind of photo diary by Ghazel. Very documentary and well done. The accompanying performance by an Iranian artist failed to captivate us, but then again, there are only a few people who are able to allure with just the aid of a whiteboard.

The next stop was the beautiful Espace d’Art François-Auguste Ducros which presented an exhibition on the theme of ‘bestiary’. For Detour a concert was given by two gentlemen: Chris Chanet and Jaky Bethular. Its was a sort of story told by sounds based on all kinds of animal noises. Very intriguing indeed.

The chapel Saint Vincent was host to the second concert of the day. This performance had a different approach, where the former one was more a sort of storytelling, this was a sort of soundscape, a world made by sounds. The performer, Guillaume Loizillon, was seated as a high priest in the church which added a lot to atmosphere.

The last stop was in Valaurie with Pascale Louise, Emily Losch and work by us* . Emily presented her beautiful impression of the Nile, printed in 3d, poetic and elegant. Pascale Louise showed here intriguing nature based ceramic work.

And we were given a perfect spot for the ‘Larmes celeste’ and also showed 2 large digital collages and two little videos.


As wrap-up we gave a behind the scenes demonstration of some of the techniques used for creating the work.

All in all two days full of art, encounter with all kinds of very nice people, beautiful villages all situated in the wonderful Drome.
* As we are having a residence in 2017 in one of the participating art-spaces, we were invited to present work and to give a demonstration of on of the tools we use: the 3d printer.
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A voir le week-end 22 et 23 octobre 2016 à la Maison de la Tour, Valaurie
Détours, un route d’art numérique




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Dans l’Yonne Républicaine
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Cette année j’ai présenté mes oeuvres à la chapelle d’Avigny pendant les Journées du Patrimoine le 17 et 18 septembre 2016 sous le titre PLEASE, DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS (merci de ne pas nourrir les oiseaux). L’exposition interroge sur l’état de précarité de la nature, et sur sa relation complexe et contradictoire avec l’humanité.
J’ai présenté des détails de la nature dans des images grands formats, des sculptures et des vidéos. Les oeuvres visuelles étaient accompagnées d’une installation audio : 30 secondes silence (en cooperation avec Hans Pronk). La chapelle était bercée par les bruits de la nature.
Nous sommes très contents avec les 140 visiteurs qui sont venus pour voir l’expo.
This year I presented my work in the chapelle d’Avigny during the Jornées du Patrimoine the 17th and 18th september 2016, titled PLEASE, DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS. The exhibition questions the precarious state of nature and its complex and contradictious relation with humanity.
I presented details of nature in large formats images, sculptures and videos. The visual works were accompanied by an audio installation: silence .30 secondes (in cooperation with Hans Pronk). The chapel was filled by the sounds of nature.
We are very happy with the 140 visitors who came to see the show.
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Nouveaux panneaux juste avant mon exposition le 17 et 18 septembre à la chapelle d’Avigny.
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Préparation de l’exposition Please do not feed the birds (merci de ne pas nourrir les oiseaux) à la chapelle d’Avigny pour les Journées Patrimoine, 17 et 18 septembre 2016.







