Gravitation by Féline B, Samuel Tremblay and Nicolas Dubé-Pauzé
Gravitation by Féline B, Samuel Tremblay and Nicolas Dubé-Pauzé on the façade of the Pavillon Président-Kennedy, UQAM, 2023
- LUMINO
- Video projections
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A video projection tant echoes the elements
The colourful shapes are influenced by Quartier des Spectacles weather data from the last 24 hours and fluctuate between order and disorder in a floating, reassuring environment. The slightest change in wind, temperature or time of day can have a major impact on this microcosm, depicted in a science-fiction–like setting.
How does it work ?
Gravitation is a generative work of art shaped by data from weather stations on Esplanade Tranquille and at Place des Festivals. Based on computer algorithms, the content unfolds automatically and often in random fashion. For this video projection, weather data is the raw material used to create unique works that evolve in real time.
Artist Féline B has created a series of compositions that provide the foundation for this digital work. Algorithms developed by Rodeo FX harness data on weather fluctuations over the last 24 hours and determine the creation’s ever-changing incarnation.
Creative Intent
THE UNIVERSE AS A WELL-ORDERED SYSTEM
“I see a well-ordered space as having simple shapes made from curved and straight lines. All of these shapes converge unidirectionally to form a floating, reassuring environment. Platforms reminiscent of sci-fi movie sets are overlaid in it. When the space is seen in its disordered state, the various elements seem small and blurry. Our gaze loses its reference points. And that’s when we become fully aware of the tininess of our presence in the universe.”
Féline B, artistic director and creator
Credits
Artistic direction and creation: Féline B
Multimedia designers: Samuel Tremblay et Nicolas Dubé-Pauzé (Rodeo FX)
Producers: Marie-Pière Poulin et Sébastien Hell (Rodeo FX)
A production of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership
Biographies
Féline B
How do you give people works of art that are pleasant, harmonious and balanced? That is the mission of Féline B (Céline Bellehumeur), whose creative research and art offer viewers a calming and comforting aesthetic. Céline has extensive artistic experience. She studied visual arts at Cégep Marie-Victorin and completed her bachelor’s degree in visual and media arts at UQAM in 2017.
Rodeo FX
For more than 16 years, Rodeo FX Advertising & Experiences has been creating permanent and temporary installations, advertisements and content. The division’s most recent campaigns include a multiplatform strategy for the release of the video game The Callisto Protocol, an ad spot for milk made entirely with deepfake technology, and collaborations with Holt Renfrew, NBC and Tiffany & Co. The firm’s talented, passionate team is known for exacting attention to detail, unparalleled determination and an undeniable love for creative work.