The exhibition
MIRO-EYE
Miro-Eye is an interactive installation that converts visitors' movements into electrical energy using LiDAR sensors. The data collected is animated on LED screens in the form of sleeping eyes, which gradually awaken as visitors participate, offering an intuitive visualization of the transformation of gesture into electricity.
By integrating these animated eyes into the architectural façade of the Miro Power Plant, the work transforms the building into an active observer, inciting playfulness and reflection on notions of surveillance and control. Using a visual language inspired by familiar emojis, Miro-Eye subtly raises issues related to data collection and the management of digital environments. Also suggesting a protective gaze, these luminous eyes light up the street and invite us to consider the delicate balance between security and discomfort, benevolence and surveillance.
A collaboration with the Floworks agency, Miro-Eye is visually derived from the work Big Other by artists Pierre&Marie. Presented in collaboration with Urban Art Lab, this project is part of the Smart Picnic: Sensing the City program of the Miro Meta Art Open Lab, a platform for international exchange between artists and scientists to develop new relationships between art, technology and the city.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
PIERRE&MARIE (QUEBEC)
Pierre&Marie is a duo formed by Pierre Brassard and Marie-Pier Lebeau Lavoie, active since 2008 and based in Quebec City. Their work humorously reinterprets symbols of popular culture to reveal the absurdity and poetry of contemporary life. Combining wonder and gentle resistance, their practice addresses current social issues with sensitivity.
The duo has presented over thirty exhibitions in Canada, France and Taiwan, in museums, artist-run centers and galleries. Their work can be found in numerous public, private and institutional collections. Their work has been recognized by a number of awards and distinctions for its contribution to the Québec art scene.
FLOWORKS
Floworks Co, Ltd. is a company that develops a wide range of projects based on media art, including interactive content, kinetic works and video productions based on artificial intelligence. Comprising artists, designers and developers, the team creates and presents original content based on a strong synergy between its members.
Floworks has also designed exhibition solutions for Samsung Electronics' international trade shows, such as CES in Las Vegas, MWC in Barcelona and IFA in Berlin. The company also produces interactive content for public institutions, museums and art galleries, and participates in the design of exhibitions both in Korea and abroad.
URBAN ART LAB
Urban Art Lab in Seoul (UARTLAB) is an art agency dedicated to creating a forward-looking art ecosystem. The organization carries out curatorial projects, organizes multidisciplinary creative initiatives and conducts interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of "technology-society-art".
In addition to co-organizing six editions of the Open Media Art Festival in Seoul, Singapore and Jordan, UARTLAB has curated major exhibitions with the Gwangju Media Art Platform, the Seoul Arts and Culture Foundation and the Gangwon Youth Winter Olympics.