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origamiSquare Superblack
2020
LAb[au], Manuel Abendroth, Jérôme Decock, Els Vermang
Size: 6x6 resolution /105 x 105 cm
Technique: aluminium, Servomotors, electronics, software, Musou Black
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Abstract
Thirty-six black moving squares emerge from a superblack surface, becoming visible only upon close observation. Oscillating between visibility and invisibility, the work challenges the limits of perception.
Information
based on a 6x6 grid of 15 x 15cm tiles =105 x 105 cm
unique edition, other resolutions/formats are planned
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text
rule 5 of 30 Fold in a chronological order one element after the other. Leave 4 seconds between each movement: 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 rule 6 of 30 Randomly fold or unfold one to twelve elements symmetrical to central, vertical axis Leave 7 seconds between each movement and repeat 15 times: 1 2 | 3 4 | 6, 5 7 | 10, 8 | 9 12 | 14, 13, 11 | 15 16 | 21, 17 | 20, 18 | 19 22 | 26, 24, 23 | 25 27 | 30, 28 | 29 31 | 33, 32 34 | 35 36 rule 7 of 30 Randomly fold or unfold one to twelve elements symmetrical to centre point Leave 12 seconds between each movement and repeat 15 times : 1 | 36 , 2 | 35 , 3 | 34 , 4 | 33 , 5 | 32 , 6 | 31 , 7 | 30 , 8 | 29, 9 | 28, 10 | 27 , 11 | 26 , 12 | 25 , 13 | 24 , 14 | 23 , 15 | 22 ,16 | 21, 17 | 20 , 18 | 19 ...
timeline
2021 ___ Ce mouvement qui déplace les lignes, La Patinoire, Brussels
2022 ___ The tallest towers...., Group Show, DAN Galeria, Sao Paolo
2024 ___ painting, writing,... Solo Show, DAN Galeria, Sao Paolo
Collection
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painting, LAb[au]'s artistic practice is organised in different sections: painting, writing, calculating, transcoding and in artworks, installations and site-specific projects
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