Constellations
Sagittarius-A, both title of the work and the name of the black hole located at the centre of our Milky Way, brings the viewer 50,000 points of light that’s shimmer as they interact with the viewers movement in the room. Based on concepts of infinity, timelessness and NASA’s star map of the heart of the Milky Way, each star is actually made of light hues escaping through multiple layers of perforated planes or voids that make up the artwork; extending Fontana’s exploration of the space behind the canvas into a new light responsive artwork.
Sagittarius-A Nebula, light based interactive painting Manifesta Biennale France
“The artworks star-field composition is synchronised to the viewers location and speed of movement in the room, the shifting stars play on the eye, revealing the piece as a responsive optical experience. A humble representation of the stars at night.”
Petroc Sesti
SAGITTARIUS-A
MANIFESTA 13 MARSEILLE
INFINITE VILLAGE
From August 28th to October 4th, 2020 at Espace Jouenne & Maison Montgrand in Marseille
From October 16th to November 29th, 2020 at 109 in Nice
Presented by : The (He)art for (He)art Program (Nice) Curated by : Francisca Viudes, Cora Von Zezschwitz & Tilman
The Infinite Village presented as part of the Les Parallèles du Sud program of the 13th edition of the Manifesta Biennale was designed by Cora Von Zezschwitz & Tilman (Canada / France / Germany) artists and curators, under the artistic direction of Francisca Viudes, curator, artistic director of Espace Lympia and founder of The (He)art for (He)art Program in Nice.
Taking place at Espace Jouenne in Marseille and then at the 109, a pole of contemporary cultures in Nice, the Infinite Village is a social, collective and architectural sculpture that invites you to experience a "common". This artistic, participative and educational platform will occupy the cities of Marseille and Nice in various forms (installations, performances, workshops, conferences and projection) offering plural activities to share with local residents, international guests, associations and the public. This European and International entity is drawing a new togetherness and humanist future.
