Panoplie

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The new techniques I used for Panoplie are mostly programmes for transforming images into sound. But at the same time, I produced 140 synthetic images or videos using software other than that used to create the sound sequences. I then attempted to combine them subjectively, and the result is a pairing of two images and two sequences, with priority given to listening rather than viewing.

The whole thing is ultimately comparable to a kind of park in which visitors choose their own route and the length of their visit. Exploring the whole would take about two and a half hours if one were to visit Panoplie as a single large slideshow, but it makes more sense to view it as a vast exhibition that can be visited several times. For a public screening, it is recommended to first select a few sequences and string them together freely. This revives the practices known in the 1960s as ‘mobile works’ or ‘open works’.

The title Panoplie evokes a collection of weapons, but of course these only threaten silence…

Imagery: a few images from Panoplie, mineral swell.