WasteLandscape
Halle d’Aubervilliers, CENTQUATRE, Paris, 21/07 - 14/09/2011
"WasteLandscape” is a 500 square meters artificial undulating
landscape covered by an armor of 65 000 unsold or collected CDs, which
have been sorted and hand-sewn. It is well known that CDs are
condemned to gradually disappear from our daily life, and to later
participate in the construction of immense open-air, floating or
buried toxic waste reception centers.Made of petroleum, this
reflecting slick of CDs forms a still sea of metallic dunes: the art
work's monumental scale reveals the precious aspect of a small daily
object. The project joins a global, innovative and committed approach,
from its means of production until the end of its
“life”.“WasteLandscape” will be displayed in locations coherent with
the stakes of the project: art role in society, raising consciousness
to environmental problems through culture, alternative mode of
production and valuation of district associative work and professional
rehabilitation. Over the course of multiple exhibitions,
“WasteLandscape” will go through quite a few transformations before
being entirely recycled into polycarbonate. The roaming will allow
both artists to pursue new awareness-raising activities.
The installation has been developped by Elise Morin and Clemence
Eliard in collaboration with the 104.
The building has been refurbished by atelier Novembre: Marc Iseppi &
Jacques Pajot
Clémence Eliard is an architect and Elise Morin is an artist, they
work together since 2009.
"Waste landscape" is at the crossroad of contemporary art, landscaping
and environmental concerns.
