The year that is drawing to a close has proven to be a great challenge and, more than ever, Fonderie Darling wished to celebrate the precious support of its community. Along with the interest of the public in our exhibitions and events, the support of our members towards our organization has allowed Fonderie Darling to find the courage to persist in its mission.
While we wait with impatience to reconvene for a meal and an evening dedicated to art, join the Fonderie Darling team live on the Zoom platform for a sneak preview of the programming that awaits you for 2021 and for a presentation of a video work by the Swiss artist Elisa Gleize.
ELISA GLEIZE / MEX AND THE ANIMALS
The video work Mex and the animals takes place in a post-apocalyptic future staged in Second Life. Born in a world without animals, the avatar Mex narrates his melancholic quest for an extinct fauna while contemplating reductive and marketable simulations. As he wanders this metaverse, the character interacts with fantastic creatures embodied by other users. Mex and the animals, far from being a children’s tale as the title would lead us to believe, tells of a future turned towards the past, where imagination mitigates the shortcomings of real life. An elegiac artwork, Mex and his contemporaries’ dystopia echoes the psychological impact of environmental deterioration overwhelming our present.
6:30 pm to 7 pm
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