Nous, Minautores
The installation will be a 6mx8mx2.5m rectangle labyrinth made of clear vinyl (Note: dimension may vary depending on the location and space available). People will be invited to enter the labyrinth and walk thru its multiple alleys to find the single path that leads to the exit.
The labyrinth is a prominent symbol in Western society whose first images can be seen inscribed above Neolithic tombs but whose current meaning has proliferated in pop culture and contemporary literature. The symbolic of the labyrinth carries multiple intrinsic contradictions: It is both an organized space with a center and a destination but also a place without structure where the subject is always already lost in an infinite deferral of meaning - a place for transformation, but it is also a stagnant prison.
Labyrinths are seen nowadays as a relaxing experience allowing the walker to isolate him/herself from the rest of the world and reach a contemplative state. Walking among the turnings, one loses track of direction and of the outside world, and thus quiets his/her mind. Labyrinths are a solitary and introspective journey. A walker may pass cross path with other walkers going in either the same direction or opposite to him/her but the encounters remain brief and quiet.
In the “Nous, Minautores” project, the walls of the labyrinth will be made of clear vinyl. At each moment of the journey inside the labyrinth, the walkers will see and will be seen.
Two people walking through different paths may face each other at some point. They will see, hear, and maybe even interact physically with each thru the thin clear flexible walls. But this social encounter will remain virtual, as there will always be this clear plastic “isolation membrane” standing between them and the rest of the world.
This piece investigates the way individuals frame themselves as subjects in the spaces they live, not only the physical urban spaces but also the subjective positions they occupy as individuals in a vast network of complex relationships. By allowing viewers to interact thru the clear walls of the labyrinth, I would like to question the evolution of human relationships in modern society where “over-exposure” and “over-connection” had lead to a new disguised form of individual isolation.
The labyrinth is a prominent symbol in Western society whose first images can be seen inscribed above Neolithic tombs but whose current meaning has proliferated in pop culture and contemporary literature. The symbolic of the labyrinth carries multiple intrinsic contradictions: It is both an organized space with a center and a destination but also a place without structure where the subject is always already lost in an infinite deferral of meaning - a place for transformation, but it is also a stagnant prison.
Labyrinths are seen nowadays as a relaxing experience allowing the walker to isolate him/herself from the rest of the world and reach a contemplative state. Walking among the turnings, one loses track of direction and of the outside world, and thus quiets his/her mind. Labyrinths are a solitary and introspective journey. A walker may pass cross path with other walkers going in either the same direction or opposite to him/her but the encounters remain brief and quiet.
In the “Nous, Minautores” project, the walls of the labyrinth will be made of clear vinyl. At each moment of the journey inside the labyrinth, the walkers will see and will be seen.
Two people walking through different paths may face each other at some point. They will see, hear, and maybe even interact physically with each thru the thin clear flexible walls. But this social encounter will remain virtual, as there will always be this clear plastic “isolation membrane” standing between them and the rest of the world.
This piece investigates the way individuals frame themselves as subjects in the spaces they live, not only the physical urban spaces but also the subjective positions they occupy as individuals in a vast network of complex relationships. By allowing viewers to interact thru the clear walls of the labyrinth, I would like to question the evolution of human relationships in modern society where “over-exposure” and “over-connection” had lead to a new disguised form of individual isolation.
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