


In the forest
The device is composed of two large signs made of light-emitting diodes. The volume occupied by each of these signs gives them a sculptural value. The choice to position them vertically rather than horizontally reinforces this sculptural character. Since they are intended for outdoor use, therefore to be seen from afar, the diodes constituting the screen are quite far apart from each other (2.5 cm). When we approach the device, the video image gives way to the plastic qualities of the diodes in action. We then only see the colored flickering of these luminous pixels.
The video presented in the signs offers the image of a forest seen in diptych. Each sign presents a part of the video, seeming to be composed of a whole, except that a part of the image is present in both signs, in the center. The image of this forest with large trees beating in the wind occupies all the space, giving the idea of an immensity continuing off-screen. A slow tracking movement operates in a loop forward, then backward. The forward movement allows our eye to penetrate the image, until we have very little clue of what is offered to see. Although the two screens together present an entire image, the camera movement operates in each of the signs towards the same detail, taking us from a whole landscape to a pair of abstractions. The camera movement ends up reversing to return to the image of the forest.
Something fascinating settles in the gaze of the video. The crudeness of the device forces the video into a rather pixelated form that forces a visually very powerful flicker. From a distance, the shapes are understandable and the image offers a kind of romanticism, an effect of the grandeur of the forest, majestic and disturbing. Moreover, the device is so present, with these immense boxes, the presence of these diodes and the sound caused by the cooling fans that it is difficult to remain anchored in this romantic movement.
EXHIBITIONS
Gallery 3 , Quebec, Canada, 2020
YEAR OF COMPLETION
2020
