Populated by those who watch, nightlings, Insomniacs or night workers, The night is also haunted by our active machines which offer us an uninterrupted flow, permanent, incessant, Promoted by capitalism 24/7, analyzed by Jonathan Crary as the ideal of a life without break, Active at any time of the day and night.
The exhibition at La Friche La Belle de Mai invites us into the Odyssey of our nights transformed by the electrical arrival in our cities, phenomenon accentuated by this performativity prolonging our bodies, Our dreams and desires.
With the works of: Marjolijn Dijkman (BE-NL), Ugo Arsac (FR), Kasia Molga (UK), Ulrich Vogl (de), Yuyan Wang (CN), Marc Buchy (FR), Dasha Ilina (Ru), Claire Malux (FR), Romain Tardy (Be), Felix Luque Sánchez (ES-BE)-Damien Gernay (FR)-Vincent Evrad (FR), Noemi Castella (CH), Lawrence Malstaf (BE)