2010 – ( following page) – hydroelectric plant – toulouse – france – energy overcompensation by extinguishing of public lighting of the upstream bridge
2013 – ( this page ) – nuit blanche – amiens – france – reiteration of rollin’ on the square of the gothic cathedral – energy overcompensation by extinguishing of the square’s public lighting
2019 – ( two pages below ) – gigantisme – art and industrie festival – dunkerque – france – piece renamed rollin’ ( final countdown ) – energy overcompensation by extinguishing of the public lighting – accelarated speed

Toulouse – 2010 – rollin’ ( what goes … )
The project moved from the virtual to the real via luminous round signs on the wall of an ancient mill, which had been transformed into a hydroelectric plant in 1888 to supply electricity for the Toulouse’s streetlights. Located on the bank of the river Garonne, the installation took place during the remodel of one of the buildings, owned by the Electricity of France.
The medium assumed the form of a spinning wheel of light, similar to the symbols that appear on electronic devices when a task is in progress … It introduced a resolutely cyclical shape in the public space, creating an optic trap, a retinal impregnation, with restrained ostentation.The successive revolutions alternate at different paces and intensities.
Meanwhile, the visual concept matched the scale of the site,and aspired to a balanced dynamic and energetic frugality in action.
The ‘prophylactic’ installation was fed by renewable energy ( from the river ), which created an energetic overcompensation ( by extinguishing the permanent illumination of the bridge pillars in the field of vision ). Less is more.
Thus, through technical and historical pragmatic reversals, the work of art was less luminous and at the same time more visible. rollin’ only used 500 w per hour while saving 5 kW per hour. A fleeting piece of unsustainable art, fated to vanish after two months, it attempted to ‘‘lowlight’’ the current shambles in the environment and convey a paradoxical micro-input to act as a ‘‘local warning’’.