A horizontal ascension
23 May 2009
as part of the Congrès à géométrie inverse* (Reverse geometry congress), a proposal by Jean-Paul Thibeau for La Force de l’Art 02.
A roped climbing party, led by an experienced mountain guide, attempts the approach and full crossing of this white geology strewn with “artistic landforms”.
Observations:
The incredible heat given off in the Nef du Grand Palais could make you think that this undertaking aims at awakening our conscience to the dangers of global warming.
Only some of the works presented here were able to resist the melting of their pack ice base: those that floated or that were placed sufficiently high up ...
* A session of "meta protocols" & "singular congress" experimentations.
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
image : Emmanuel Piegay
