A.I.L.O (Atelier d'Immersion Lumineuse et Obscure), founded by Anna-Eva Berge with Fabrice Leroux, has created a work of light and sound for Pile Pont Expo, inviting visitors to move through and engage with the work, the architecture, and its soundscape. Optical effects offer a new experience of this space, reminiscent of a concrete cathedral.
Beneath the imposing mass of concrete, between the echo of the landscape and the resonance of the architecture, Anna-Eva Berge and Fabrice Leroux create an immersive installation in which light, reflections, and sound transform our perception of space.
Conceived as an experience of movement and circulation, shifting the gaze as much as the ear, the work enters into a close dialogue with the concrete architecture and the natural setting that surrounds it. The project emerged from a direct experience of the site: a place where nature and infrastructure seem to coexist in a state of constant tension. The artists describe a space where birds, wind, and cars can all be heard at once, as though the different layers of the contemporary landscape were superimposed without ever being resolved. This coexistence unsettles our perception. The concrete asserts its physical and visual force, yet nature is always present, filtering through the interstices of the site.
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Behind the acronym A.I.L.O (Atelier d'Immersion Lumineuse et Obscure), pronounced like the word "hello", is a young visual artist who, since 2014, has been exploring processes of interaction between light and darkness, the tangible and the intangible, reality and reflection, to create volumes in the form of installations and sculptures. She favours steel and mirrors for their reflective qualities and their ability to incorporate the environment and the viewer into her works, making them essential components.
