When the talented
Laurent Grasso questions evolution, the result is a
"film machine" that is written, evolves and rearranges itself on a daily basis with pre-existing images and narratives, like a deranged
database that never stops running. The artist has been refining this idea for the past three years, at the request of the
Musée d'Orsay, which wished to highlight Darwin's work on evolution with the problems of our time.
Alongside the exhibition
The Origins of the World, you can come and admire the exhibition by Laurent Grasso, called
Artificialis. From
May 19 to July 18, 2021, let yourself be carried away by these poetic and modern works, which complement the great event exhibition of the Musée d'Orsay.
And for Studio Grasso, "the opacity of the world comes more from an accumulation of information to be deciphered than from geographically unknown zones that need to be cleared. So, rather than shooting new images, the artist simply searched the internet and explored what already existed, a laborious big data analysis. And the coronavirus helped him in his project, as there was a growing virtualization of the world.
The result will be seen on the big towers of the museum. Alongside this film, the artist will present a series of paintings and sculptures, still in progress.
Laurent GrassoFutureHerbarium © Laurent Grasso / ADAGP, Paris 2020 Photo © Studio Laurent Grasso, Courtesy Perrotin
