Chlorophyllarmonie II

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NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS AWARDS: existing completed examples

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Chlorophyllarmonie II

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I'm applying with the pvc-pipe-tree sculpture on the facade of 59 Rivoli, Paris, which coexists with the artworks by other artists on the same one common facade. Even if my work of art exists since 24/10/2019, there are regular changes on the facade, which also affect the perception and understanding of my work. My work is still ongoing, still visible. The last facade change was the 25/08/2021, which is the date I specified. More information in the description of the application.

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Does your project refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations?

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I'm applying with this tree sculpture made of pvc pipes, which is still visible on the exterior facade of the Alternative Art Center 59 Rivoli, seen, since its creation, by hundreds of thousands of people (visitors and passers-by) from around the world.

As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Alternative Art Center 59 Rivoli, I created this new exterior "pvc-pipes" facade that coexists with the pre-existing work and the future works that were created afterwards. For this, I made a mural and in situ sculpture that evokes a gigantic tree, entitled "Chlorophyllarmonie II".

Generally, I reuse the same pipes / tubes to create a maximum number of different works. It is therefore a self-recycling of the pipes at my disposal. My tree sculpture made of pvc pipes, which is still visible on the exterior facade of the Alternative Art Center 59 Rivoli,is created with such self-reused tubes!

Indeed, the tree (strong symbol of the human, of the cosmos and of life, the place where the sky is rooted in the earth, the tree of life, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) plays a key role in ensuring the balance of our ecosystem. Due to climate change and deforestation, is the future of trees in our museums, as artifacts of an extinct species? My installation is thus a call for ecological urgency, which reminds us of the importance of the role that forests play in ensuring the balance of our ecosystem, and the responsibility of human action and its influence on it.

The use of rainbow colors refers to ancient traditions of many cultures, generally representing peace, diversity and harmony. The rainbow is the symbol of peace, diversity and harmony. Looked at from this angle, my sculpture is a call to create balance, harmony and peace with nature.

Please indicate the main themes of your project with 5 key words

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of sustainability (including circularity) and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

Generally, I reuse the same pipes / tubes to create a maximum number of different works. It is therefore a self-recycling of the pipes at my disposal. My tree sculpture made of pvc pipes, which is still visible on the exterior facade of the Alternative Art Center 59 Rivoli, is created with such self-reused tubes!

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience beyond functionality and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

My tree sculpture is constructed from crushed pvc tubes, which gives a rooted natural identity to the artwork.

It is not really a compact sculpture, but an assemblage of several identical elements, in rainbow colors. Outside of the meaning of the rainbow colors, the colorful attracts people's eyes and makes them happy.

The artwork is on the facade of the building, attached to the railings of the windows. Despite its "muscular" strength, it seems weightless and lightly floating in front of the facade.

I created this exterior "pvc-pipes" facade that coexists with the pre-existing work and the future works that were created afterwards. The other creations of other artists change the environment of my work, which changes his perception and understanding, even if its physical form remains unchanged. The constantly changing understanding changes the work and makes it something continuously incomplete and unfinished. So, coexistence and changing understanding is a part of my artwork, even from its aesthetic and intellectual aspect. My sculpture exists since 24/10/2019. But the coexistence with the other creations of others, does continuously renew its intellectual understanding since more than two years. The last change of the environment (new coexistence) was the 25/08/2021, which is the date I specified and I'm applying with. Nonetheless, there was only a very brief period where my artwork existed all alone (the main photo with which I apply) on the collective facade; in May 2020, after the first lockdown. I could have indicated this date, too. I hope you understand and that you consider my proposal eligible.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of inclusion (equal opportunities, public participation, citizen engagement, co-design, universal design, accessibility, affordability, etc.) and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

The 59 Rivoli is an Alternative Art Center (art gallery with 30 artist studios), 1st district of Paris. Formerly an artist squat that had occupied the space since 1999, it was legalized by the city from 2006 onwards. City officials discovered in 2001 that more than 40,000 people were visiting the 59 Rivoli per year, and it was the third most-visited center or museum for contemporary art in the city. In September 2017, the former President of the Republic François Hollande visited the premises.

The 59 Rivoli attracts passers-by with its exterior facade, which is invested by various artists, in order to install works of art on its facade. These facades change at regular intervals. New works of art replace the old.

At the end of October 2019, the 59 Rivoli celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they invited a new artist to create a new anniversary façade. I was the invited artist. My facade is visible since the end of October 2019. Since then, new artists have been regularly creating new works of art that coexist with my tree sculpture made of pvc pipes. The last change of the environment (new coexistence) was the 25/08/2021, which is the date I specified.

It is therefore the work of art on the exterior facade of the 59 Rivoli. So it's always accessible to any audience, even during covid-lockdown where all art centers and exhibitions have been closed. I think this is the moste important about inclusion. Visible and accessible, any time, any emergency situation, and for everyone!!!

Among other things, I realized the sculpture with the help of various artists from 59 Rivoli, as well as with the help of interns, people doing community service and volunteers.

Please explain how these three dimensions have been combined in your project.
Please highlight how this approach can be exemplary

The defined key objectives in terms of sustainability, the aesthetics and the accessibility of my art, they convey the deep and subconscious message of my creations, which, generally, know several readings on different levels. My artworks (not just the facade sculpture I'm applying with, but all my art) communicate through the combination of these 3 dimensions!

Please give information on the results/impacts achieved by your project in relation to the category you apply for

I apply for: Strand A - New European Bauhaus Awards, 1 - Reconnecting with nature. In the Applicants Guide you write: "Examples can also not involve any physical transformation but show how events, activities, processes, products, can convey a feeling or an experience of being part of nature and bring a change of perspective towards nature."

Well, research into shapes and colors, recovery, recycling and reuse of industrial materials, (which is à part of the historical Bauhaus), such as pipes / tubes, as well as the attempt to create a feeling or an experience of being part of nature (or no longer be part of nature), describes my work perfectly. That's why I'm applying for the award.

That's why I'm applying with this tree sculpture made of pvc pipes, which is still visible on the exterior facade of the Alternative Art Center 59 Rivoli.

Indeed, the tree (strong symbol of the human, of the cosmos and of life, the place where the sky is rooted in the earth, the tree of life, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) plays a key role in ensuring the balance of our ecosystem. Due to climate change and deforestation, is the future of trees in our museums, as artifacts of an extinct species? My installation is thus a call for ecological urgency, which reminds us of the importance of the role that forests play in ensuring the balance of our ecosystem, and the responsibility of human action and its influence on it.

The use of rainbow colors refers to ancient traditions of many cultures, generally representing peace, diversity and harmony. The rainbow is the symbol of peace, diversity and harmony. Looked at from this angle, my sculpture is a call to create balance, harmony and peace with nature.

Please explain how citizens and civil society were involved in the in the design and/or implementation of the project.
Please also explain the benefits that derived from their involvement.

I realized the sculpture with the help of various artists from 59 Rivoli, as well as with the help of interns, people doing community service and volunteers.

My sculpture exists since 24/10/2019. But the coexistence with the other creations of others, that changes the environment of my work of art, does continuously renew its intellectual understanding since more than two years. So, others are also involved in coexisting and in changing the environment of my sculpture, which, without changing my artwork, changes the perception and the message of the artwork. The last change of the environment was the 25/08/2021, which is the date I specified.

I hope you understand and that you consider my proposal eligible.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the project addressed by providing local solutions

The three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. Is the future of trees in our museums, as artifacts of an extinct species? My installation is thus a call for ecological urgency! My sculpture is a call to create balance, harmony and peace with nature.

Please highlight the innovative character of the project as compared to mainstream practices in the field of the project.

What does innovation mean?

Can we talk about innovation when we talk about technological and digital progress, which also supports the destruction of cultural and biological diversity? Can we talk about innovation when we talk about genetic modification of our food or human genetic engineering, which also supports the destruction of cultural and biological diversity? In the past, didn't we talk about innovation when we invented any kind of machine that caused the Industrial Revolution, responsible for the destruction of today's cultural and biological diversity? Since the 1970s, an economic decline has been necessary. But today they only speak of social wealth as long as there is economic growth! Is it really innovative when alleged ecology is combined with economic boom and the capitalist accumulation of monopilized richness? Since forty years, environmental movements have been saying: reduce, reuse and recycle! Even if it is really necessary, is it innovative?

Or is the definition of what is called innovative not much more a political decision, and real innovation only deserves its importance after it has actually proven itself?

So I don't know what's innovative and I'm unable to say it about my art. I do what I have to do. Innovation comes from doing. In a slumbering world that doesn't wake up even to its own destruction, the only innovation is to do what you have to do without following any political currents that want to tell you what the future has to be like. The future will tell us what innovation was.

Please explain to the potential of transferring the projects’ results or learnings to other interested parties and contexts.
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Art is implicit, subliminal and subconscious.

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