Rencontres imaginaires (Imaginary encounters)

Rencontres imaginaires Interactive behavioral video works In the action space, the spectator is faced with an interactive mirror screen, reflecting reflecting his body including the face. Virtual hands and faces are trying to touch and catch the subject. Hands and faces reflect a variety of behaviors and question relationships to one another. The hands feel the presence and move along the face of the viewer. When he/she leaves, hands and faces disappear. They reappear with different behaviors when a new subject appears. In this artwork, we provocate reactions and gestures from the spectators in response to virtual contacts. The audience plays with the hands which scrap the ear, caress the hair, touch the tip of the lips etc. The contact is virtual but gives strange real feelings for the viewer. It can be amused, annoyed, or expressed some pleasure. Materials : camera, computer, videoprojector
Web : https://www.scenocosme.com/rencontres_imaginaires_e.htm
Pdf : https://www.scenocosme.com/PDF/rencontres_imaginaires_en.pdf

The Director

Scenocosme : Gregory Lasserre & Anais met den Ancxt The couple artists Gregory Lasserre and Anais met den Ancxt work under the name Scenocosme. They live in the Rhone-Alpes region in France. These artists overturn various technologies in order to create contemporary artworks. Their works came from possible hybridizations between the technology and living world.
Their artworks are exhibited in numerous museums, contemporary art centres and digital art festivals in the world. They have exhibited their interactive installation artworks at ZKM Karlsruhe Centre for Art and Media (Germany), at Daejeon Museum of Art (Korea), at Museum Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Canada), at National Centre for Contemporary Arts (Moscow), at Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh (USA), at Bòlit Centre d’Art Contemporani (Girona) and in many international biennals and festivals : Art Center Nabi / INDAF (Seoul), BIACS3 / Biennial International of Contemporary Art of Seville (Spain), Biennial Experimenta (Australia), NAMOC / National Art Museum of China / TransLife / Triennial of Media Art (Beijing), Futuresonic (UK), WRO (Poland), FILE (São-Paulo), ISEA / International Symposium on Electronic Art (2009 Belfast, 2011 Istanbul, 2012 Albuquerque, 2013 Sydney), EXIT, VIA, Lille3000, Ososphere, Scopitone, Seconde nature (France)… during important events : World Expo (Shanghai), Nuits Blanches (Toronto, Halifax, Singapor, Bruxelles, Brighton, Amiens, Segovia, Bucharest), Fête des lumières (Lyon)… and in various art centers : MONA (Australia), MUDAC, Fondation Claude Verdan (Lausanne), Musée Ianchelevici (Belgium), Kibla (Slovenia), Banff Centre (Canada), Villa Romana (Firenze), Utsikten Kunstsenter (Norway), Watermans (UK), Centre des arts d’Enghien-les-Bains, Gaîté Lyrique (Paris) etc.

General Information

Directors: Scenocosme : Gregory Lasserre & Anais met den Ancxt
The Production Company: Scenocosme : Gregory Lasserre & Anais met den Ancxt
Awards: Lauréat de la Bourse en art numérique ICI ARTV CANADA
Year of Creation: 2013
Minimum Age: 8
Subtitles: no langage

Technical Information

Format: interactive installation
Number of participants: 3
Equipment: technical needs : computer, videoprojector, mirror
Device: computer, videoprojector
Surface area: variable from 3m x 3m to more
Duration: infinite
Internet Connection: no

Contact

scenocosme@gmail.com

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