vive la france was an exhibition that consisted of a series of paintings and murals, a video and a group of objects. Continuing my exploration of the visible vs. invisible and presence vs. absence, I employed lighting effects which illuminate or disappear content, questioning the value of access and consumption of images. As an extension of my live performance work, I re-assigned the task of choreography to the objects themselves resulting in a destabilization of the traditional relationship between art and it’s audience.
As the show Painting, the movie (2000) used sculpture, performance and LCD technology to make a static “cinema”, vive la france uses painting, sculpture, light and video to create a performer-less dance piece.