In the framework of the European STARTS in the City residencies program, artist Adrien Lucca is selected for the residency Going Wild in the City. This highly collaborative residency is hosted by GLUON and Innoviris with the support of The National Lottery. In collaboration with a regional network of industry partners, companies, knowlegde centers and research institutions, Adrien Lucca will explore how can we create more awareness that values the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living beings in the city.
Project description
Pollinating insects can see wavelengths of light that humans do not, revealing to them a world of colors and patterns hidden from us. The reverse is also true: humans see colors that the insects do not. The construction of the urban and natural worlds is predetermined by the visual interactions of life forms with their environment. As humans and artists choose the materials that color their environment, the pollinating insects have chosen the pigments of flower through 200 million years of co-evolution. What humans interpret as “natural” and see with colors determined by their own visual organs may well be “artificial” from the point of view of insects and flowers. How can we, as human beings, learn to see and appreciate these parallel worlds that exist around us? Could we perceive with our eyes what other species see? Can we pave the way towards a use of light in public spaces that welcomes non-human life instead of disturbing it? Through the use of different wavelengths of light it is possible to change the color of certain plant pigments and to reveal to our vision hidden structures, giving the awareness that humans are surrounded by invisible realms. While speculation about parallel universes often relies on concepts from quantum physics, Einstein’s relativity, or other mathematical theories to imagine other unobservable universes, this project proposes an approach rooted in our own world through light and vision. This proposal therefore explores parallel worlds that already exist here and now: worlds within our world.
About the artist
Adrien Lucca, a multidisciplinary artist born in Paris in 1983, has been blending science and art since 2009 to explore color, light, and perception. Based in Brussels, his work challenges conventional relationships between the physical world and our interpretation of it. His studio practice focuses on the autonomous creation and installation of monumental public artworks grounded in the use of traditional and contemporary techniques. Specializing in pigment color, glass, and LED light, his studio merges chemistry, physics, and perceptual studies, utilizing advanced tools and software to either produce in-house projects or develop prototypes for outsourcing.
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