Collaborative projects: Log cabin light show – exhibition

Collaborative projects: Log cabin light show – final

Collaborative projects: Log cabin light show – detail

Collaborative projects
Format: 218 cm x 186 cm – 7ft 2in x 6ft 1in
Weight: 2.980 g – 6 lb 9 oz
Date: 2002 – 2005
No. 105.2005.1

Technique: 56 blocks of concentric strips, assembled by hand onto a background fabric
Once they had been hand-sewn, photographs were taken of each block. These photos were then sorted on a computer to produce several variants of the original layout, by rotating or shifting blocks across.
The variant achieving the most stability and vibrations was then chosen.

Description: Inspired by a Dutch quilt dating from 1860, this collective work involved 28 participants who produced two similar blocks, deploying highly variable levels of dexterity. Fascinated by the sheer force and modernity of this Dutch quilt dating from 1860, I copied each block step by step, to grasp its components: graphics, colour, composition and pace. And so: The main squares are either concentric, or laid out according to a diagonal pattern.

There are between 8 and 11 concentric strips, depending on how dexterous and perseverant the participants were. Fabric stockouts also caused a few quirks in the design.

Selected in Paducah Kentucky 2006 – USA
Exhibitions
Manufacture des tabacs, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University 2013 – France

Aix-en-Provence 2016 – France