Ellipses

by Nicolas Tourte
2020

Ellipses is an aquatic evocation of infinity linked to the observation of light through the prism of water which opens a questioning of reflection and reality. Around this video device revolves a questioning of time and cyclical repetition.

In-situ experience
Video projector, Other
Suitable for all audiences
from 1 to 30 minute(s)
Multiple languages
Update : 15/05/2024
Ellipses, 2020 / video device / wood, stell, video projection (02:20) (Nicolas Tourte / Vidéoformes / Route des villes d'eaux du massif central)
Ellipses à la chapelle de l'Oratoire, Vidéoformes / France (Nicolas Tourte)
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Ellipses is an aquatic evocation of infinity linked to the observation of light through the prism of water which opens up a questioning of reflection and reality. Around this video device revolves a questioning of time and cyclical repetition.

From the expansion of the Universe to intra-atomic movements, in the infinitely large or the infinitely small, from near to far, Nicolas Tourte explores systems of reciprocity using the liquid element as a reading grid. He designed this structure with the idea of ​​an invitation to relativize our vision of the world, without trying to play down the straitjacket that emerges there.

Nicolas Tourte's research is distinguished by a very clear interest in the mineral universe and the life sciences sediment his plastic bases. Through this doubly elliptical structure augmented by a video projection, he is interested in the refraction of light in water, in the fact that the density of the liquid in question differs from that of the air and that the light which there penetrates undergoes different phenomena. If at first glance it is fascinating to look at the caustics, these luminous deformations coming from a reflection and that we find in everyday life provided the conditions are met, it is all the more interesting to grasp the causes and theoretical explanations to make of it a metaphorical reading of what can be the enclosures in which our world evolves and seems to acclimatize.

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In-situ experience
Experience
Interactivity
Linear
Audience
Categories
Suitable for all audiences
Minimum age
3 years
Prices
Prices
From 2000€
Languages
Original language
Without dialogue
Dubbing
Without dialogue
Subtitles
Without dialogue
Team
Interpreter
no
Public outreach
no
Technician
yes
Material
Equipment
Video projector ; Other
Minimum space required
de 40 m 2 à 200 m 2
Internet connection
Not required to broadcast the artwork
A workshop may accompagny this artwork.
Direction
Production-distribution
V
Production
Vidéoformes
R
Production
Route des villes d'eaux du massif central
 
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