The immersive installations of Plastique Fantastique immediately capture attention. The goal of the duo – composed of Marco Canevacci and Yena Young – is to challenge our perception of reality, and each of their projects invites the viewer to explore imaginary scenarios. Just recently, they presented RINGdeLUXE, a site-specific installation on the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge in Paris. Plastique Fantastique’s projects go beyond simply astonishing us; they bring together art, performance, architecture, and much more. The result is a complete multisensory experience that surpasses the boundaries of convention and imagination.
In 2020 – during the pandemic – the duo presented iSphere, a futuristic sphere designed to protect against COVID-19. A few days ago, they unveiled a gigantic golden ring placed on the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge, between the Musée d’Orsay and the Jardin des Tuileries, as part of the Parisian Nuit Blanche event. This project, called RINGdeLUXE, was conceived with the idea of personifying the city and symbolizing the union between the city and the river Seine through a ring to celebrate their inseparable bond.
Last winter, the duo brought THOLOS to the Superstudio in Milan, a metaphysical installation inspired by the circular domes of ancient Greece. The image of the viewer, reflected in the columns, appeared distorted, and the black spheres in the center challenged the perception of geometry and gravity.
Plastique Fantastique questions the paradoxical nature of perception and the complexity of everything that surrounds us. The result is installations – mostly site-specific – that interact with the places, telling their stories or drawing inspiration from them.
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