Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot. "Devenir Graine"

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.

>espace virtuel >April 8 2014 – September 2014

CURATOR
Marta Ponsa Salvador

TECHNICAL TEAM OF THE PROJECT
> Tristan Nicoleau, développement, Paris
> Younes Harbour, 3D, Agadir
> Gérard Vidal, translation & voice, Paris
> Philippe Boisnard, 3D, video,
interaction sound & image, Angoulême
> Bruno Simon, 3D & web
> Gilles Mardirossian, sound production, Paris
> Caroline Hancock, voice, Paris
> André Fèvre, sound design, Paris

PARTNERS
With the support of the
Ambassade Royale de Norvège en France