Christian Boltanski's Sound Installation Opens 'Traces du sacré' Exhibition
The exhibition 'Traces du sacré' at an unspecified venue begins with a 2003 sound installation by Christian Boltanski featuring the synthetic voice of the speaking clock. This auditory piece evokes the inexorable passage of time and introduces the theme of the sacred through the anxiety of death. Boltanski's work is known for its obsession with corpses, which he describes as more powerful than erotic images. The exhibition's title suggests that God has abandoned the world, leaving only traces of his presence. The show explores the sacred in contemporary art, framed by this initial reference to time and mortality.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Traces du sacré'
- Opens with Christian Boltanski sound installation from 2003
- Installation features synthetic voice of the speaking clock
- Themes of time, death, and the sacred
- Boltanski compares images of corpses to erotic images
- Exhibition implies absence of God
- Title 'Traces du sacré' suggests remnants of the divine
- Exhibition was covered in artpress in May 2008
Entities
Artists
- Christian Boltanski
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —