PRISM ATEMPORAL

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Prism Atemporal is a monumental immaterial light sculpture that is projected in the space of the magnificent Salle des Gardes of the Imperial Palace of Compiègne outside of Paris, France.

Original concept: Stephan Breuer (Flying)
Design and Programming: Eric Forman
Curator: Magali Alcaide (We Want Contrast)
Music: Jean Francois Mory
Producer: Leslie Dubest (Un Plan Simple)

From Stephan’s statement (translated from French):

“The perpetual cycle of the two monochrome colors, white and gold, represents the links between both side of each reality, the immaterial reality (white) and the material reality (gold). The sculpture evolves in time through three states of absolute before reaching a state of perfection where both colours finally merge together. At the end of the cycle the sculpture slowly changes volume by contracting itself towards the most minimal state. Prism Atemporal becomes a simple and pure vertical line of light. This final state expresses the will to always rationalise thoughts and concepts as much as possible. After this state of contraction the sculpture finds its original monumental volume and the cycle starts again. This whole evolution is perpetual.

To fully feel this piece we must penetrate it and initiate a voyage through the prism of our own perception towards this state of levitation where time finally disappears. This piece is an intense meditation on the origin of the universe as well as on the nature of the creative process itself. It is also a reflection on our desire to receive and our will to give. In the end the sense of this absolute future is altruism as we need to find the right balance and equilibrium between these two antagonist forces that structure every human relationship.”

Exhibited in the Palais Impérial de Compiègne, Musées et Domaine Nationaux, France.
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Fascinated by the immaculate whiteness and the minimal architecture of the National Museum of the Imperial Palace of Compiegne, the artist Stephan Breuer has created PRISM ATEMPORAL a monumental prismatic immaterial light installation that is projected in the center of the space of the Salle des Gardes.

This Piece is a parallel reflexion on the origin of the universe (Tsimtsoum) and the origin of the creative process.

The immaterial reality is symbolised by the colour white and the material reality by the colour gold.

In this work we see the birth of each of these realities, that are always dependent on one another as they structure our universe. The creation of an art work is in the same way the creation and the reach of a perfect harmony between the material and the immaterial.

This monumental light sculpture was offered by the artist to the Museum as his vision of the “Futur Absolu” (Absolute Future) was for him to reach a quintessential form of altruism at all levels of life and exchange between humans.
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Stephan Breuer, born in France, 1975, is a conceptual artist, whose emerging practice focuses on light and scale as architectures of perception – creating points of departure to transcend materiality.

Formally trained in acting in the United States (California), the “method of the senses” continues to inform Breuer’s work. While the artist’s cross-disciplinary approach has evolved to now encompass photography, video, sculpture and installation, the work has been described as ”transcending something that is about the technology or the space.”

Breuer’s creative arch exploring light as architectural form has led to international creative collaborations with engineers, architects, designers and artists in the realization of his monumental installations. Most recently, in 2013, Breuer’s research took the form of FUTUR ABSOLU, the first ever in situ contemporary installation in the National Museum of The Imperial Palace de Compiegne, France. In parallel with the creative process itself, the immersive experience brings us to the edge of the horizon, examining the origins of the universe in the contraction and expansion of light.

Breuer writes and speaks on the intersections of science, philosophy, religion and art.