Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot
08 Apr - 22 Sep 2014
Devenir Graine
Action devant le Global Seed Vault de Svalbard, Longyearbyen, mai 2012
Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot
© Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot
Action devant le Global Seed Vault de Svalbard, Longyearbyen, mai 2012
Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot
© Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot
MAGALI DANIAUX & CÉDRIC PIGOT
Devenir Graine
Online project
8 April - 22 September 2014
Virtual space
Curator: Marta Ponsa Salvador
The interactive platform of artists Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot in the Jeu de Paume’s virtual space will offer an unusual take on the issues surrounding energy and food management. From 8 April to September 2014 (http://espacevirtuel.jeudepaume.org).
One of the sections of this online project is devoted to the Global Seed Vault, an underground bunker in the Svalbard archipelago, inside the Arctic circle, where seeds of all the plants that provide food for humans are kept. Another section enables users to log onto a live stream from Kirkenes, a small town in northern Norway, strategically located on the Barents Sea, where prospecting for gas and oil reserves takes place.
The French artistic duo intend examining flora in terms of its active immobility, its flexibility and adaptability, and its relevance as a model for devising new economic and social schemas. In a globalised world where it is no longer possible to flee, the artists see plant stratagems as ultra-contemporary models, drawing on them for inspiration to create their “Devenir Graine” platform.
Devenir Graine
Online project
8 April - 22 September 2014
Virtual space
Curator: Marta Ponsa Salvador
The interactive platform of artists Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot in the Jeu de Paume’s virtual space will offer an unusual take on the issues surrounding energy and food management. From 8 April to September 2014 (http://espacevirtuel.jeudepaume.org).
One of the sections of this online project is devoted to the Global Seed Vault, an underground bunker in the Svalbard archipelago, inside the Arctic circle, where seeds of all the plants that provide food for humans are kept. Another section enables users to log onto a live stream from Kirkenes, a small town in northern Norway, strategically located on the Barents Sea, where prospecting for gas and oil reserves takes place.
The French artistic duo intend examining flora in terms of its active immobility, its flexibility and adaptability, and its relevance as a model for devising new economic and social schemas. In a globalised world where it is no longer possible to flee, the artists see plant stratagems as ultra-contemporary models, drawing on them for inspiration to create their “Devenir Graine” platform.