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Mirror Multitude

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2022

Immersive Art Installation designed for STROMAE

Aluminum and wood. 80 sqm

Rogier STIB station, Brussels, Belgium.

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dimensions :

3,5 meters x 20 meters

STROMAE x ARNAUD LAPIERRE 

Artistic work commissioned by STROMAE for the release of his new album. He asked the renowned French designer and artist ARNAUD LAPIERRE, whose work was spotted by the singer and the agency DIGIZIK.

In order to collaborate and take up the challenge of imagining an installation allowing to live a particular experience in relation with the new opus.

MIRROR MULTITUDE

A visual experience inspired by the new album MULTITUDE by STROMAE, this installation invites you to an immersive and sensory advance in a 15-meter mirror-like corridor to discover the diversity of our reflections. This installation takes place in the ROGIER metro in Brussels thanks to the partnership of the STIB.

The more you advance towards the point, the more the space will open and widen, proposing a virtual paradigm; in which an echoing universe is revealed; to apprehend the multitude of our appearances.

The experience is counter-intuitive, the human being is not programmed to advance towards a corner, the more one advances, the more the reflections multiply. In the end we discover that all our reflections are different.

The goal is to engage the visitor in an emotion, in an action, to provoke a sensation, it's an engagement.

Bathed in music, let yourself wander out of time, in a rhythmic repetition of your image.

MIRROR MULTITUDE is a living and contemplative immersion, a multiplied introspection.

No question here of remaking the cover of the excellent album Multitude of the artist, but to appropriate the work

This work is realized in partnership with the STIB, Universal Music Belgium and DIGIZIK for the release of the new album of STROMAE.

https://www.stromae.com

https://www.arnaud-lapierre.com

https://digizik.com

http://stib-mivb.be

https://universalmusic.be

From March 4 to March 21, 2022.

Project Manager : Charlotte Scheldje + DIGIZIK

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TOAST MASTER

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2020

Design installation

Robotic industrial arm, copper, oak.

For LOUIS XIII, Cognac, France.

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How to highlight a toasting ritual & showcase a sound identity in an immersive and memorable animation for a brand of Cognac?

The studio specializing in the design of immersive experiences, was commissioned two years ago with a unique partnership, to propose a striking concept on a particular challenge: to highlight the ritual of toasting by bringing to life the authenticity of the « signature glasses » of the prestigious brand of Louis XIII cognac.

DESIGN MAKES SENSE.

When two Louis XIII crystal glasses toast, they produce a very specific note: a clear and deep G sharp.

For the studio, the project had several inputs and objectives: to emphasize the delicate aesthetic of the glasses, to evoke the magic of a ritual as evanescent as a musical note, and to project the brand in its permanent desire for innovation : THINK A CENTURY AHEAD.

It was therefore important to evoke a gesture and to encapsulate this celebration in a haptic device, creating a surprising, captivating extraordinary event, in order to create a sound memorization of the brand: ringing the future and the century to come.

First, the use of an automatic robot arm was the keystone of our installation to materialize a concept of visual innovation and sound prospective. Robotics and artificial intelligence are rooted in a visionary symbols of the future; an obvious material to work on for this artistic installation and anchor itself in the brand platform.

ART IS SMART.

It was a question of putting in tension the perfect delicacy of the glasses, their crystalline subtlety against the imposing mechanics & the advanced technology of industrial robots to amplify with contrast the refinement and delicacy of the crystal. This strong opposition creates a curious echoing harmony, a counterbalance that testifies to the gestural refinement that a robot arm can bring in a precise and extraordinary ballet.

LOUIS XIII is a visionary brand, both stowed in its time while projecting itself into the future. Its cognac develops during a very long maturation process and spreads through the centuries.

This vision of innovation, projected in time, results in the theatricalization & choreography of industrial robotic arms, personalized & programmed to embody the brand DNA.

 The installation allows you to approach the impressive perfection of machine tools, to project yourself into a memorable spectacular imagination, to observe a hypnotic dance in a duet; like two people celebrating the passion for cognac: a toast for the coming century.

EMOTION CREATES MEMORY.

The project's mission was to anchor emotional memory by respecting the brand's vision while supporting this prestigious brand to embody their sound identity as a memorable signature.

This installation crystallizes connivance through the surprise of an unexpected choreography, and projects an inspiring future to iconize the brand with the fleur de lys.

The multidisciplinary studio Arnaud Lapierre is constantly on the lookout for meaningful intervention that generate a new way of perceiving our society, motivated by innovative solutions, we help the transformation of a brand image into a brand identity.

From mid-2020, the unique TOAST MASTER robot arm installation will be on display in LOUIS XIII stores first in Singapore, Beijing and Xi’an, and then travel the world.

VIDEO:

The device was featured in the

One Note Prelude video composed by Yaron Herman for Louis XIII.

Extract Video courtesy of LOUIS XIII, One Note Prelude by Yaron Herman, 2020.

Credits: One Note

Creative Agency: FF Los Angeles

Chief Creative Officers: Fred & Farid

Production Company: NoSide

Director: Arnaud Gransagne

Producers: Remi Sello and Morgan Prêleur

Editor: Bissan Kim

Composer/pianist: Yaron Herman

Robot Styling & Installation concept & Artistic Direction : Arnaud Lapierre Design(s) Studio

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RISE

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2023

Art Installation designed for RARE CHAMPAGNE

Aluminum, steel, concrete

Hotel Alfred Mercier. Paris

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dimensions :

5,5 meters x 6 meters

Deux cents bulles miroitent devant un spectateur rencontrant une surface réfléchissante symbolisant un soleil rayonnant. Phénomène rare à découvrir intimement dans un jardin en huit clos de l’hôtel Alfred Sommier à Paris.

RISE est une installation polysémique : elle évoque par sa formalisation un disque solaire, incarnant symboliquement son aura, son abondance naturelle et sa fascination. Chaque particule de miroir doré danse et convoque tantôt les bulles de champagnes qui pétillent, que les grappes de raisins et la frénésie des particules solaires. Le détail et la mise en scène des miroirs rappelleront également l’univers de la joaillerie, la précision des bijoux, la délicatesse de la tiare du champagne Rare. L’oeuvre rend visuellement hommage à la richesse de textures du champagne, sa sophistication organoleptique et la fraîcheur de la robe du millésime 2023.

Cette surface réfléchissante de 5 mètres de diamètre,  propose une lecture surprenante de son environnement, a plusieurs niveau, chaque miroir est orienté aléatoirement de manière à défragmenter l’environnement réfléchie et donner à voir une mosaïque abstraite, riche et détaillé de l’espace qui nous entoure : une oeuvre d’introspection où chaque particule révèle un caractère unique de notre réel, où chacun pourra y trouver un point de vue et une perspective personnelle.

Arnaud Lapierre travaille avec la notion de reflet et de ses épiphénomènes, de mise en tension entre sujet et objet réfléchi, entre perception reel et abstraite, il s’agit tout autant de contemplation que d’introspection. De prendre le temps de regarder et observer des détails étonnant de notre environnement.

RISE est un mirage au sens latin du terme miror: s'étonner, contempler.

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Two hundred bubbles shimmer in front of the viewer, encountering a reflective surface symbolizing a radiant sun. A rare phenomenon to be discovered intimately in the enclosed garden of the Hôtel Alfred Sommier in Paris.

RISE is a polysemic installation: its formalization evokes a solar disk, symbolically embodying its aura, natural abundance and fascination. Each golden mirror particle dances, evoking the sparkling bubbles of champagne, bunches of grapes and the frenzy of solar particles. The detail and staging of the mirrors will also recall the world of jewelry, the precision of jewels, the delicacy of the Rare champagne tiara. The work is also a visual tribute to the rich textures of champagne, its organoleptic sophistication and the freshness of the 2023 vintage's color.

This 5-meter-diameter reflective surface offers a surprisingly multi-layered reading of its surroundings, with each mirror randomly oriented to defragment the reflected environment and reveal an abstract, richly detailed mosaic of the space around us: a work of introspection in which each particle reveals a unique character of our reality, where everyone can find a personal point of view and perspective.

Arnaud Lapierre works with the notion of reflection and its epiphenomena, of the tension between subject and reflected object, between real and abstract perception, and is as much about contemplation as introspection.It's about taking the time to look and observe the astonishing details of our environment.

RISE is a mirage in the Latin sense of the word miror: to wonder, to contemplate.

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SAPIN VERRE

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2021

Permanent Art Installation

Recycled glass, steel from local architectural waste

Place Pey Berland, Bordeaux, France

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dimensions :

11 meters x 5 meters in diameter

TRANSLATE AN ICON :

Production: Metallerie Bordelaise / Press Citron

Client: Bordeaux City Hall

"Sapin Verre" is a creative representation of the traditional Christmas tree. The work decodes the formal (a cone) chromatic (an iridescent emerald green) textured (with an octagonal shape and ridges) characteristics of the tree to translate this icon into a visual experience to live.

Above all, it is an immersive work, where everyone can observe a set of mirrors that reflects every architectural detail of the square and the cathedral.

This iridescent mirror installation is a work of evocation, it is not a question of reproducing a semblance of reality but on the contrary to sublimate everyday phenomena and to offer a new perception.  The references to the Christmas tree are radical geometric codes, which offer a unique symbolic game of perception to re-enchant the vision of our environment, capturing visual emotions in their most fleeting aspects.

The specificity of a work of art is to introduce emotional experiences by questioning its context: what do we want to evoke? for what purpose? for what sensation? how to create a contact or a distance? how to question the existing and to give it a second skin? the immersive projects allow to detach oneself for a moment from reality to confront one's body, one's senses, one's mind, to a new perspective.  It is about creating surprise and astonishment to establish a dialogue with our own references and cultures.  Art, design and creation are invitations to dialogue.

This Installation is not a work of comparison but of confrontation, it is a question of disobeying fixed looks to discover new evocations, paradoxes or paradigms. This structure of 11 meters obeys these rules, to be inspired by what exists, to evoke a theme, without ever falling into the reproduction or the system. To create; it is to open the eyes, to confront oneself.

The eye first observes the iconic silhouette of the tree in its entirety to finally look at fragments of the city, unstructured visions of the environment that surrounds us. The work proposes a visual immersion.

It is also an intimate work since it offers a mosaic of our own body.

Everyone will be able to make the moment their own by capturing the slightest change in the mood of the day in the hue of the mirrors, focusing on Pey Berland's most delicate details. The mirror will capture every variation of light from the sky and the activity of the square, it is a living work, chameleon-like, that takes on the mood of the day: from green to blue, from yellow to grey. At night, its silhouette and outline disappear in favor of a luminous scenography, that lets the one-way mirrors show through, to celebrate the end of the year festivities. The work invites to an observation day and night, of its living transformation.

WHY NOT A REAL TREE?

"Sapin Verre" takes into account the environmental impacts of the design and development and integrates the environmental aspects throughout its life cycle: from the raw material with recycled and 100% recyclable elements, its life span while passing through a manufacturing, a local logistics within a radius of 40 km around Bordeaux.

The work made of recycled glass from the architectural waste industry and a structure composed of steel easily recyclable, will be reused over several years, limiting and amortizing its carbon footprint and then be loaned to a municipality that cannot afford a tree or be recycled into a semi-finished product.

In a world in crisis, where flora & fauna are suffering the ravages of human disinterest, as citizens we must respect and save the Living and decarbonize each of our actions by reusing the existing. The shortcuts thinking that cutting down a real tree would be more ecological are not so founded: the years to make it grow a giant, the destruction of its ecosystem that it had generated, the chemical fertilizers used for which infiltrate the grounds: the Bio wire for Christmas trees is anecdotal, to finally cut down a giant of almost 7 tons with all the logistics that this implies, transport it from a distant forest by special convoy, just for a life limited to a few weeks to finally be transformed into pallets.

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RING

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2020

Mirror Art Installation

Copper, Aluminium frame

Louvre, Paris, France

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  Invited by Louvre to place RING art installation inside the Palace. The studio proposed a dreamy copper finish to match with the warm and gold walls and ceiling of the museum. The pixelized deconstruction gives a contemporaneous glaze at the classic masterpieces pantings, offering a stunning puzzle with defragmented details.

However, the 4 meters hight installation has never been implemented yet.

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Credits : ARNAUD LAPIERRE & LOUVRE ©

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PLANO

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2020

Side table

Private commission

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Dimensions : H50 x 15 x 45 cm

Pink Marble side table for a private client. USA.

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Credits : Arnaud Lapierre Design Studio

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NEON GLOW

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2020

Low Table

Prototype

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Dimensions : H37 x D45

Prototype 

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Credits : Arnaud Lapierre Design Studio

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TOTEM

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2019

Side Table

for DESIGN MIAMI

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Dimensions : H65 x 37D cm 

Skyros white marble, produced for design week miami.

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Credits : Arnaud Lapierre Design Studio