VARIATIONS OF LIGHT OPUS 7 | QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT

Variations of Light opus 7 | Quantum entanglement (2024) detail
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This work is the fruit of a reflection developed for a project of three exhibitions (2024〜2025) by UNESCO’s CNFAP [Conseil National Français des Arts Plastiques] as part of its “Dialogues” program, conducted in close collaboration with the CIAE [Center for research on art and the environment] of the UPV [Polytechnic University of Valencia] , two entities dedicated to the creation and dissemination of the visual arts.

AVANT LA LETTRE ” is the title of the theme of this interdisciplinary exhibition, which expresses the concept of the project.

「 We want to take the lead on something that’s not yet defined. The point is to establish a relationship between what is written and its visual representation. In the same way that the avant-garde introduced words and typography as plastic elements in artistic work.  
With this intention, we will link this project with that one: 
“Artistic narrative as integral to a message. Connections between contemporary artists who use words”.
The theme of this exhibition implies the use of words and letters in the work, as carriers of a conceptual or visual message, or as a plastic element in itself, in order to convey a message “avant la lettre”.
 」
Curator

THE PROJECT

The artist will create two original works.

・Artwork n°1 :
Visual or conceptual representation of a word that may or may not appear written in the work. This will be a free-format work, inspired by the proposed theme, ranging in size from 20 to 120 cm high and 20 to 70 cm wide. Depending on the exhibition space, this work will be exhibited alongside the second or placed separately. The two works should form a coherent whole.

・Work #2:
Visual or conceptual representation of a letter. This second work is in the imposed A5 format in the horizontal direction, whose image could be smaller in size or occupy the entire surface of the paper. The support will always be flexible, as for the first work.

The first of the three exhibitions will take place at
La Casa de la Cultura José Peris Aragó
in the Alboraya district of Valencia (Spain)
from November 15 to December 13, 2024

Variations of Light opus 7 | Quantum entanglement (2024) : Kakemono Washi Kozo 42 x 21 cm and Plexiglas A5 [Click to enlarge image]

Opus 7 of my Variations of Light is born under the sign of quantum entanglement

This diptych is an interactive installation featuring a Japanese paper kakemono and printed transparent Plexiglas, which interact with each other and the viewer.

These two objects can be placed one on top of the other, next to each other, or separately in space. 

Entanglement is the title of this opus 7, and in quantum mechanics means, and I quote:
” Entanglement, or quantum entanglement, is a phenomenon in which two particles form a linked system and exhibit quantum states dependent on each other, regardless of the distance separating them. “

Variations of Light opus 7 
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Variations of Light opus 7 
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The space between the two components of the work is the energy they emit between them, as if we had on one side the energy of the word, the signifier and the meaning, and on the other the energy of the letter, which in its uniqueness takes on another meaning that echoes that of the word. 

In this installation, the letter “O” sits perfectly at the center of the word “HEART”, but also anywhere in the space. It’s the viewer who, by simply moving the Plexiglas, will feel the energy change as the two components move apart.  

In this installation, polysemy adds an unexpected depth to the meaning of the signifier and, by analogy, also expresses the “CHORUS”, i.e. the architectural heart of a place of belief, where the ” BEING”, since the most ancient times, has come in search of that oneness with the cosmos. 

This installation also shows that thought, before it expresses itself in letters and words, is also a form of light writing, a primary but not primitive form of writing. 

DO YOU KNOW THE CNFAP?

With the aim of contributing and humbly bringing my knowledge to organizations working for the artistic cause in the world, I am happy to have been admitted to join the Board of Directors of the CNFAP in June 2024.

The CNFAP [Conseil National Français des Arts Plastiques] is an organization born out of the creation of the IAA-AIAP [International Association of Art – Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques].

But before I tell you about the CNFAP, I would like to introduce you to the IAA-AIAP.
http://www.cnfap-artsplastiques.org 
https://iaa-aiap.com

The IAA-AIAP is an NGO emanating from UNESCO, whose foundations date back to 1948, and whose role was to investigate the ways in which artists could serve UNESCO’s objectives, and to discover what obstacles of a social, economic or political nature stand in the way of artists practising their art, throughout the world. 

In 1954, the IAA-AIAP was fully constituted as an independent NGO affiliated to UNESCO. Its members are spread over five continents, and many countries in the world are represented by a UNESCO partner structure with direct links to the IAA-AIAP.

The CNFAP is therefore one of the national structures officially representing France at the IAA-AIAP.
https://iaa-aiap.com/artists/
https://www.aiap-iaa.art/adhesion.list.htm

Artists such as Miro, Braque, Delaunay, Pasmore, Hartung, Laurencin, Matta, Lurçat, Masson, Vasarely, Moore, Soto, Cesar, Calder and many others have contributed to the growth of the IAA-AIAP.
Today, other personalities from the artistic world continue to work to defend the rights of artists worldwide.

Each member holds an IAA-AIAP Card recognized and accepted by museums and art institutions worldwide. It is also an important identification for artists in their professional artistic pursuits. It is awarded by the National Committee of the artist’s country of residence. In France, it will be issued by the CNFAP.

The CNFAP was set up by the French Ministry of Education’s Direction Générale des Arts et des Lettres in 1956, to officially represent France at the IAA-AIAP and promote dialogue and exchange between artists worldwide.

The CNFAP’s founder-members include twenty eminent artists such as Georges Braque, Roger Chapelain-Midy, André Dunoyer de Segonzac, Marcel Gromaire, Marie Laurencin, André Lhote…

Joining the CNFAP as a member artist is usually by co-option.
Interested in joining our team?
I invite you to read the rules for applying at this link.
http://preprod.cnfap-artsplastiques.org/adherer/