Mesa Draws presents a never-ending landscape that passes by. The relief of this landscape is generated by an analog device connected to a computer. The landscape unfolds from left to right, as seen through the window of a car. When no one watches, the landscape is flat. But when the spectator moves his hand upon the box in front of the screen, interaction takes place, thus changing the landscape passing by in front of him. Mesa depicts the landscapes of the American Rocky Mountains. It is an invitation to a poetical and contemplative experience, a static yet never-ending trip to the minimal landscapes softly drawn by the audience, same and different each time. Mesa Draw is also a tribute to Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, the manifesto of the Beat Generation that depicts the journey through the wild American landscapes as a mystical experience.
Dardex-Mort2Faim Art group
Machine 2 Fish is an installation in which the movements of a true living goldfish are being robotized by an experimental robotic system. Thanks to its prosthesis the goldfish can move as if in an earthly environment. The fish and the machine combine into a smart autonomous device inspired by cyborgs and bio-mimetism. This installation has been realized with the help of Ivan Chabanaud, Julien Marro Dauzat and Gregoire Lauvin.
Dardex-Mort2Faim art group
The Dardex-Mort2Faim art group gathers several artists, Quentin Destieu, Romain Senatore, Sylvain Huguet and Stephane Kyles.
They are engaged in an exploration of the notion of play, reprocessing popular aesthetics and underground culture, thus underlining the frailty of social relationships and the human body confronted with today’s world. Because they appreciate the video game “8 bits” universe and the computer and networks revolution, they express themselves in installations and happenings using interactivity and games.
Creator of M2F Creations association and GAMERZ Festival, in Aix-en-Provence, they collaborate with the International Centre for Art and New Technology in Praha (CIANT). They have also presented their works on a regular basis since 2003 in various exhibitions and festivals in France and abroad.
http://dardex.free.fr
Ivan Chabanaud
As a precursory artist working with digital materials, Ivan Chabanaud started his researches in electronic culture in the 90’s with structures such as ART 3000 with the production of 3D videos and virtual realities, and the Centre International de Création video (CICV) with the immersing “Icarus” installation.
He also takes part in internet services management for artistic and communication projects, with which he develops different web
applications. Following this period, he joins the Scène Numérique project at the Théâtre du Merlan with Alain Liévaux and Jean-Michel Bruyère for the production of the digital part of living art shows and web projects.
Now he develops his activities within Chabalab around the “multi-users” and “real-time” notions. He takes part in the “Réseaux Arts Numériques” workshops with some propositions about the capture of physiological data and their processing.
http://www.chabalab.net
Euphausia 0.1 is an interactive installation. It offers viewers to feed a water world alive with sending SMS through mobile phones. Wishing investing public space, M2F Creations and Seconde Nature invite this project at the heart of downtown, on Friday, June 4, at the City hall Place, in Aix-en-Provence, from 9pm.
Djeff Regottaz
Born in 1975, Djeff Regottaz lives in Paris. Teacher, researcher and artistic director of Sciences Po Paris, he is the foundator of digital design studio “Dekalko Studio”.
http://www.djeff.net
Sÿclo
Sÿclo is a design art group composed by Loïc Horellou and Loïs de Cornulier. They work on projects using illustration, animation and interactive installations.
www.syclo.fr
Du 8 au 20 octobre 2007
Galerie de l’École Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence
Pour la rentrée 2007 l’association M2F Créations organise l’exposition «Camping».
Cette exposition multimédia réunira 10 artistes européens issus d’univers différents dont les travaux varient entre installations interactives, sculptures, graphisme et peintures.
Cette exposition abordera avec humour les expériences liées au camping ainsi que l’esthétique qui s’en dégage, allant du pliable au transportable.
Elle offrira au public un moment d’échange à travers des installations variées. Proposant des problématiques diverses autour de l’architecture, du design de l’interactivité et de l’art contemporain.
