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Daniel Aulagnier's Baroque Mechanology

artist · 2026-04-23

Daniel Aulagnier's early work in the 1970s involved his own body in performances and paratechnological processes. Today, his body is metaphorically integrated into a machinic corpus, exploring tensions and forces. His machines reject utility, as seen in the series 'Brut', which reflects on human mechanization and loss of meaning.

Key facts

  • Daniel Aulagnier began his career in the 1970s with body-centered performances.
  • His early work included 'tragies-technies' and paratechnological devices.
  • Currently, his body is metaphorically part of a machinic corpus.
  • His machines are described as 'en pure perte' (pure loss), refusing utility.
  • The series 'Brut' addresses human mechanization and becoming-machine.
  • The article is from artpress, published December 1, 1997.
  • The work explores tensions and forces within machinic systems.
  • Aulagnier's practice critiques the loss of meaning in human becoming.

Entities

Artists

  • Daniel Aulagnier

Institutions

  • artpress

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