Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil on Surveillance, Time, and the Sculpture of Unveiling
In an interview with artpress, French artist Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil shares insights into his artistic journey. His inspiration ignited at age fifteen while witnessing Chris Burden's performance 747 (1973). A significant influence on his early exploration of surveillance stemmed from being filmed outside his art school in 1992. Among his prominent performances are Hors champ, hors limite (1994) and The Day Before series (2005). Currently, he is working on Heaven's Door, which contemplates the final image before death. His piece Écritures nocturnes translates military code names into Braille. Recent sculptures include Include Me Out at Mac/Val and Elk's Rest (2012). His exhibition at Fondation Ricard showcases works like Contreprojet-Panopticon (2001) and Landscape (2013), highlighting art's quest for the unrepresentable.
Key facts
- Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil discovered art at age 15 through a photo of Chris Burden's 747 (1973).
- His early work was inspired by surveillance cameras at his art school in 1992.
- He created Hors champ, hors limite (1994), confronting bank surveillance cameras.
- The Day Before (2005) references Guernica, Hiroshima, and 9/11.
- He is working on Heaven's Door about the last image before death.
- He was a student of Christian Boltanski at École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.
- Écritures nocturnes transcribes military code names into Braille.
- Include Me Out is a sequoia cross-section at Mac/Val, viewable only from mezzanine.
- Black Out (2009) involves pasting black dots over city lights.
- Elk's Rest (2012) is a sculpture of an ice storm.
- Les Ambitieux (2008) and Les Collectionneurs (2011) depict politicians and collectors as trophies.
- He uses family documents, including a 'deuil photographique' album of his grandfather.
- Exhibition at Mac/Val includes a Japanese ritual, Elk's Rest, Black Out series, and Contreprojet-Panopticon.
- At Fondation Ricard, he shows Landscape (2013), a silent Vertigo, Les Collectionneurs, and Starship (2013).
- Dormeuil coined 'sculpture du dévoilement' (sculpture of unveiling).
Entities
Artists
- Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil
- Chris Burden
- Christian Boltanski
- Walid Raad
- Fritz Lang
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Kim Novak
Institutions
- Mac/Val
- Fondation Ricard
- Palais de Tokyo
- galerie In Situ Fabienne Leclerc
- Maison des Arts, Malakoff
- Châlet de Tokyo
- Meurice Palace
- Frac Basse-Normandie
- Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
- Espace culturel Louis-Vuitton
- musée d'art moderne de Saint-Étienne Métropole
- Villa Arson
- École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
- artpress
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Paris
- Puteau
- Malakoff
- New York
- Lyon
- Caen
- Saint-Étienne
- Nice
- France
- United States
Sources
- artpress —