Gratte Ciel is an exhibition of photos and video installation, which took place at Madeleine’s (Chez Madeleine , where a lady patron named Madeleine used to live, eventually donating her flat to artistic endeavours at the end of her life. All her furniture and books still remain and are used as a indispensable part of the installation. The work is made of photos of the ground and two videos of the sky of Paris, creating confusion between the two entitles.
The artist also invited there two musicians for the events as follow:
– « Présence sonore » of Laurent Pascal (sound performance)
– Concert of Naoto Yamagishi (improvised percussion solo)
The video, which has been shown through the ceramic bottle created by the ceramist Hélène Foucher. Sound mixing by Eric Cordier.
The video, which was hidden in the bookcase and viewed through the hole, as one of the photos above.