Céleste Boursier-Mougenot's Swing-and-Bell Installation at Frac Normandie
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot's exhibition 'points de suspension' at Frac Normandie in Caen, France, features a participatory sound installation titled 'envolée' (2026). Eight wooden swings hang from a circular steel structure beneath antique church bells; as visitors swing, the bells produce shifting rhythms. The work is part of the Normandie Impressionniste Festival. Indoors, 'cameraobscura' (2026) projects the courtyard upside down via a camera obscura effect. A 900-square-meter field of crushed glass named 'plage' covers the cloister floor. The exhibition runs from May 2 to August 30, 2026.
Key facts
- Céleste Boursier-Mougenot created 'points de suspension' at Frac Normandie in Caen.
- The installation 'envolée' consists of eight swings suspended from a circular steel structure beneath antique church bells.
- Swings set the bells in motion, producing never-repeated rhythms.
- The exhibition is part of the Normandie Impressionniste Festival.
- Indoor work 'cameraobscura' projects the courtyard upside down via camera obscura.
- A 900-square-meter field of crushed glass ('plage') covers the cloister floor.
- The exhibition runs from May 2 to August 30, 2026.
- The venue is a former seventeenth-century convent.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Frac Normandie
- Normandie Impressionniste Festival
- designboom
Locations
- Caen
- France
- Normandie