2007
Digital video on DVD, animation, 8 minutes 30 seconds, looped
Laurent Grasso
In Berlin, Polair reproduced the propagation of a pollen cloud that had been drawn in by the city’s electrical and magnetic sources, in particular the Fernsehturm radio tower.
Artist bio:
Born in France in 1972, Laurent Grasso has developed a fascination with the visual possibilities related to the science of electromagnetic energy, radio waves, and naturally occurring phenomena. Grasso also explores these sciences as they apply to paranormal activity, a favorite subject of 18th century scientists and philosophers, often used as parlor entertainment during the Victorian era.
Grasso often intentionally manipulates imagery by imposing unique and unusual perspectives onto his subject matter, thereby subverting the viewer’s instinct to accept what they see at face value – in Grasso’s words, “the idea is to construct a floating viewpoint, thereby creating a discrepancy in relation to reality. We move from one viewpoint to another, and that’s also how we manufacture states of consciousness.”
Grasso was awarded the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2008 and is represented by Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.
