There are over one hundred thousand localities in Rhône-Alpes. This grammar filed over the works and days reflects a real scattered, submerged and forgotten today. These hundred thousand localities are all fragmentary, incomplete, but stubborn stories of intuitive collusions, practical experiences, combinations of sensory, sensual and erotic events accumulated then left by so many people practicing this land before us. These hundred thousand localities weave the territory, translate and incorporate it into broader interpretations of the world.
From this fertile escape unexpected figures of a great power of disorientation. From the Grotte Chauvet to the Palais Ideal or the dwelling in Firminy, some works show a new imaginary depth, exceeding any anchor in a place or any inscription in a time. They break the constraints established. They project beyond. They abuse, overflow, distort, panic. They are guided only by the intuition of another possible, expanding human possibilities and increasing the space of new hypotheses and interpretations. These works create an exogenous, de-territorialized and amnesiac perception that deeply renews and revitalizes the temporal and spatial representations by associating them with unknown textures, tastes and perceptions.
These disconcerting forms, of virulent capacity of disorientation, are somehow an excuse to ask us about orientation. At the anchor of identity and inherited forms, they respond trajectories, fuzzy logics and incalculable turbulences. They first confuse then they slowly ferment the territory.
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An exhibition created by:
Maryvonne Arnaud, Yann Blanchi, Philippe Marin, Philippe Mouillon
With the representations of :
Maryvonne Arnaud : chronophotography
Marjolin Beltrol : static shot
Gaëlle Cintré : street-view
Vincent Costarella : photographs of uses
Jérôme Duc-Maugé et Sylvie Perrin : short film
Léo Duverger : bike ride
David Mouillon : time-lapse shot
Jessie Morfin : localities
Sylvain Pauchet : panoramic 360°
Fabien Ponçon : digital mapping
Zygmunt Z : GPS
General composition: Philippe Mouillon
Scenography : Maryvonne Arnaud et Yann Bianchi – www.superlab.fr
Digital environment : Philippe Marin et Sylvain Pauchet – www.astrolab.net
General secretary : Violette Page
Proofreading and translation : Pascale Garnier
Graphics : Pierre Girardier, Philippe Borsoi
Digital post-production : Fabien Ponçon
Mapping : Jessie Morfin
Picture research on the internet : Violette Page
Technical management : Emmanuel Davias
Mechanical study : Michel Arnaud
Mediation of the exhibition: students of the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Lyon
Production : Laboratoire sculpture-urbaine www.lelaboratoire.net
Contributions from :
Images shared on exchange sites Flickr and Facebook: Silvain Ajonc, B.Martine, Guillaume Bacciotti, Emeline Belliard, Adrien Bey, Manuel Bigourdan, Yann Botella, Alain Boué, Alain Cachat, Romain Cassagne, François Cattin, Philippe de Chabot, Guillaume Chagnard, Loïc Chollier, Olivier Clozel, Sheila Cromie, Sailly David, Théophile Demarle, Christophe Durand, Jérémie Duval, Denis F., Helio Garcia, Stéphane Gemmani, Rémi Genoulaz, Pierre Goiffon, Denis Guillaume, Lulu Guiraud, David Huguet, JaHoVil, Frédéric Joly, Schaguy Jung, K r y s, Ludovic Launer, Mathilde Mariette, Pieter Morlion, Oras, Pattoune, Marie-Christine Petitjean, Thomas Pollin, Claude Richard, Richard Reverte, Christophe Ronat, Eric Simon, Stefho74, Jérémy Thille, ToyPinChao, Tom Van Der Sijp, Minke Wagenaar architect NL, Jean-Louis Zimmermann
Credits and thanks:
Hôtel de Région : © Adagp Paris 2011, Christian de Portzamparc, Antoine Cardonna, Jean-Paul Bajard, Grotte Chauvet : Jean Clottes / DRAC Rhône-Alpes, David Huguet, Ardèche Images, Syndicat mixte Espace de restitution de la Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc Unité d’Habitation : © FLC Adagp Paris 2011, Jacques Léone / Grand Lyon, Pierrick Arnaud / Région Urbaine de Lyon, Marc Chatelain, le réseau Utopies Réalisées – un autre regard sur l’architecture du XXème siècle www.utopies-realisees.com, Gare TGV : © Adagp Paris 2011, Jean-Luc Rigaux, Théâtre Antique : Jean-Luc Rigaux Couvent de la Tourette : © FLC Adagp Paris 2011, Jacques Léone / Grand Lyon, le réseau Utopies Réalisées – un autre regard sur l’architecture du XXème siècle www.utopies-realisees.com Cité du Design : Jean-Luc Rigaux Les Gratte-ciel : Pierrick Arnaud / Région Urbaine de Lyon, le réseau Utopies Réalisées – un autre regard sur l’architecture du XXème siècle www.utopies-realisees.com Station des Arcs : © Adagp Paris 2011, Eric Dessert, David Magnin Les Etoiles : Jacques Léone / Grand Lyon, Pierrick Arnaud / Région Urbaine de Lyon, le réseau Utopies Réalisées – un autre regard sur l’architecture du XXème siècle www.utopies-realisees.com Maison Unal : Joël et Claude Unal, Château d’eau : © Adagp Paris 2011, Pont en fil de fer : Jean-Luc Rigaux, Nouvelle buvette, © Adagp Paris 2011.
Special thanks to all the services of the Rhone-Alpes Region for their help and advice.