Danse macabre from PEARL by VIRGINIE VIEL

5/ Danse macabre 8”37’ – acousmatic music – stereo - 2016

Nothing never ends.
But some people won’t be seen again.

Is there any logic, any rules to follow?
Why are they not moving ?

Give me your hands
I want to draw a smile on their face

You are flirting with your own end.
Give me your eyes

Let’s start again.

I dedicace this piece to Paris…

This piece investigates two principles explored in visual arts. The first one is the transformation of form, or metamorphosis, as it was investigated by Klee. The second one relates to the concept of simultaneous contrast theorized by Chevreul (French chemist) in his theory of colours. This idea was investigated inby Sonia Delaunay, the neo-impressionists, such as Seurat and more recently Bridget Rilley in paintings.