Black Widow

by Djeff , produced by Unité de production

2012

Black Widow

by Djeff , produced by Unité de production

2012

Digital art

Installation

Stage performance

Science and technology

Digital art

Installation

Stage performance

Science and technology

Get trapped Inside Djeff's mesmerizing ultraviolet light web.
French artist Djeff manipulates our perceptions through his installations, questioning the fascination provoked by technology.

Other

Suitable for all audiences

Without dialogue

Update : 15/05/2024

Black Widow at Laps exhibition 2021 (©Djeff, photo Valentin Abad)

Black Widow - White Night Taipei / Taiwan – 2018 (© Djeff, photo IAMHO)

Black Widow - Berlin Art Week 2021 (©Djeff, Photo Marjorie Brunet Plaza)

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The installation evokes the idea of a technological trap. The net structure composed of weaved wool yarn fixed at a central point refers to the constant geometric architecture of the tubular webs of sedentary spiders. Neon lights are placed on each edge forming the frame of the canvas. In the center of the funnel-shaped composition, a light bulb emitting black light takes the throne like a spider posted on the lookout within its capturing system. The device is reactive: the lighting activates by detecting the presence of the public. The light, at first pale, intensifies gradually, and through fluorescence, the weaving of the white yarn metamorphosis into a seduction trap with hypnotic optic. After a certain time, the light turns off by itself and is reactive only by movement. An artificial environment with limited life, Black Widow opens a reflection on the programmed obsolescence, a symbol of a society of overconsumption.

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Broadcasting

Unité de production

Contact

Terms

Multi-users - Solo

Interactivity

Interactive

Categories

Suitable for all audiences

Pricing

Fixed price

Original language

Without dialogue

Dubbing

Subtitles

Interpreter

yes

Public outreach

Technician

Equipment

Other

Minimum space required

de 30 m ² à 500 m ²

Internet connection

Not required to broadcast the artwork

A workshop may accompagny this artwork.

Berlin Art Week Berlin (Germany), 2021

Exposition Laps Citadelle haute de verdun (France), 2021

Low Tech Forum de Meyrin (Switzerland), 2021

MP2018 (Marseille-Provence 2018) Fondation Vasarely (France), 2018

Nuit Blanche Taipei (Taiwan), 2018

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Author

Djeff

Production

Unité de production

Broadcasting

Unité de production

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