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JULIAN CHARRIÈRE: LIGHT UPON AN IMAGINARY SPACE

ART BASEL IN HONG KONG 2018

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JULIAN CHARRIÈRE

Light upon an imaginary space

Setting the scene in some of the world’s harshest climes, Charrière used frozen landscapes as a stage to explore the changing perception of these fascinating places from untameable wilderness to fragile ecosystem. In filming his work, Charrière used two drones that hovered over the ice and snow by night - one equipped with a camera, the other with a spotlight. As the camera moves in and out of the light’s field, a story begins to unfold about these isolated, rarely-experienced locales. “Filming primarily at night, the landscape transformed into both actor and stage the moment it was illuminated by the rays of the drone’s spotlight,” Charrière added. The narrative that emerges is that, without light, there is no knowledge of the landscape. Indeed, there is no landscape.

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“By introducing light and shadow, the formerly flat landscape transforms into one that is intricately detailed."

On the occasion of the launch of White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire, La Prairie announced its patronage of Swiss artist Julian Charrière’s latest film, shot during expeditions to the frozen landscapes of the world, including Swiss glaciers. Based on this work and exclusively for La Prairie, Mr Charrière has created an edit inspired around the power of light: Light upon an Imaginary Space. An illuminating installation featuring this work has been on display in the La Prairie Pavilion at the Art Basel show in Hong Kong 2018.

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