Ether is a video presenting a technical device producing the 27 bones of the right hand. This 3D animation, which resembles a didactic document, seems to be promoting an innovative technology.
There is certainly a rapprochement here with vanity. However, if the classic subject of art history is intended to present the irony of human existence trapped in a putrescible body, the vanity here would be that of a cyborg, a being who seems to be able to escape the ravages of time.
Biography:
Born in 1985, Alain Barthélémy began his studies with an engineering degree at INSA Lyon, where he graduated in 2008. Unfulfilled by the many possibilities offered by the world of work, he decided to redirect his scientific and technical knowledge into developing an artistic practice. He participated in the Spatial Media program of the ENSAD Lab in 2009, then developed a studio practice at the Glasgow David Dale Gallery and Studios and at the Atelier SUMO in Lyon.
