VIGIE, 2023
VIGIE (2023) is a public commissioned artwork designed for the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy – SHOM – in Brest.
For 300 years, the SHOM has been a pioneering research institute in the field of hydrography and oceanography worldwide. The installation VIGIE (2023) consists of 6 masts on which sculptures evoking the world of oceanography are attached. Their shapes are inspired by the tools and know-how of ocean exploration and physical description of its elements. The artwork adds some abstraction to applied science.
The tribute paid to these technical milestones in SHOM’s scientific adventure builds a coherent plastic whole. The building is adorned with the tools that played a part in its history, and the work is thus somewhere between a game and an inventory of forms.
VIGIE, 2023