No picture rails or explanatory labels at the Atelier des Lumières exhibitions.
But a huge space of 3,300 square meters dedicated to digital art offering the public immersive exhibitions.
After the paintings of masters, the digital art center presents, until November 20,
Destination Cosmos.
A space adventure closer to the stars, consisting of 26 evenings, to which the National Center for Space Studies
(CNES),
which will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in December
,
has provided its support and scientific backing.
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"
Several reasons made us want to work with the Atelier des Lumières,"
explains Philippe Collot of CNES, who collaborated in the development of the exhibition
. It is a place attached to both heritage and modernity, it corresponds quite well to our itinerary which honors pioneers and innovation. In space there is neither top nor bottom and 360 degree projections correspond fairly well to reality. But beyond the technological prowess, we hope that it also generates emotion among the public.
"
On the strength of these ambitions,
Destination Cosmos
offers a show that is a sensory experience.
In forty minutes, thirteen sequences, made up of more than eight hundred images, photos or archives from CNES and NASA, guide visitors from the Kourou space base to the far reaches of the universe.
At the start of the journey, plunged into darkness, he sees the studio come to life from floor to ceiling in a starry sky where the constellations and mythological figures from which they bear the name are drawn.
An eclectic soundtrack ranging from classical music to the Rolling Stones, passing by David Bowie or the haunting music of Woodkid, will accompany the visit throughout.
Plunged into darkness, the visitor sees a starry sky come alive where the constellations are drawn.
Eric Spiller
After a series of screenings devoted to pioneering civilizations in astronomy, cult archive images, such as Armstrong's footprint on the moon, illustrate man's conquest of space and its political challenges.
Suddenly, a countdown starts and the visitor finds himself enveloped in the smoke of the reactors of a rocket taking off.
Astronaut for a night, he climbs into orbit.
Takeoff before orbit.
Eric Spiller
The scenography then interweaves moments of fullness and intense sequences leaving the visitor dumbfounded.
Like a solar flare irradiating the room, the Martian canyons and craters explored on the sublime song of Bowie
Life on Mars
or the spinning of the immense rings of Saturn.
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Without forgetting the ballet of photographs of the pioneers and their successors who dedicated their lives to the exploration of space.
An emotional sequence that closes this star ball in style, which will delight young and old.
More than eight hundred media make up the exhibition.
Eric Spiller
»Destination Cosmos,
at the Atelier des Lumières, 38, rue Saint-Maur, Paris 11th.
Until November 20, from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day except Sunday.
From 12 to 14 euros.