Discrete Pulse of Light

The second work in a triptych on luminous phenomena, Discrete Pulse of Light (2024-25) underscores the desire to move towards the tangible, the natural manifestations we can perceive (light diffraction, interference). This tangibility raises questions about the unpredictability, inaccuracy and fragility of our threshold of perception, and thus our relationship with the world.

This perceptive sensitivity to light is also rooted in the artist’s own physical sensitivity, linked to his physical condition: as a young man, he could not look at the sun without fainting. The project thus bears witness to a unique and striking sensory relationship. The device, and consequently the entire performance, allows us to share a perception, a vision of the raw luminous material, as experienced by the artist in his youth. 

The project consists of a rail-mounted lighting system, incorporating a pair of light - whose specially designed lens breaks down the white - and 3D-printed reflective surfaces, moving along the Z axis. The luminosity and superimposition of the visual layers are entirely controlled by software, via a custom-designed device creating a process in constant motion, in synergy with the soundtrack. Sound, a cataclysm and vector of change, modulate the behavior of the motorized system, creating a synchronicity of mediums, to which the artist make modifications throughout the performance. The device itself, in full view, acts as an important visual material, altering the visual scene by acting as a prism, endowed with a poetic energy.

With the support of Vertretung der Regierung von Québec