2024
Seeing Quintuple is a multidisciplinary artistic installation that draws inspiration from gravitational lensing, a phenomenon where light bends around massive celestial objects. The project mirrors this phenomenon by giving rise to five distinct iterations, each linked to a different medium: text, sign language, sculpture, virtual reality, and installation. In this work, stars serve as metaphors for exploring themes of existence, relationships, and transformation.
Each iteration is inspired by a specific star:
Vindemiatrix: Together with Ilse Jobse and Thomas Brand, this trilogy of films explores humanity’s thirst for knowledge, illustrating perception through its logical (Apollonian) and instinctual (Dionysian) sides.
Zaniah: Pedro Matias’s sculptures represent a triple-star system, reflecting the instability and fluid dynamics of non-hierarchical systems, with the audience becoming part of this expanding complexity.
Porrima: Scripted by André Lourenço and voiced by Angelo Custódio, this piece reflects on the binary essence of Porrima’s star system, mirroring the delicate balance between solitude and connection.
Minelauva: In collaboration with Giulia Principe, this virtual reality experience allows the audience to embody the life cycle of a star, from its birth to its final transformation, all set to the rhythm of my musical compositions.
Spica: Created in collaboration with Mathilde Renault, the installation reflects the duality and convergence of opposites symbolized by this double-star system. The intricate dance of its stars mirrors the interconnectedness of various artistic mediums, illustrating how their gravitational pull shapes their evolution.
