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Endless Horizons is inspired by Johannes Kepler’s book Mysterium Cosmographicum, in which the famous astronomer details the geometrical model of the universe. In his sketch, the six known planets at the time, from Mercury to Saturn, are nested within each other, where the space between them is successively occupied by the five polyhedra mathematically closest to the sphere. The installation suggests another reading of this modelization of the universe using regular polyhedra. Surrounded by mirrors, a horizontal screen displays the “planets” in motion, which viewers are led to explore as they move through them. They are invited to embark on an infinite journey into the dimensions of space and time. Here, space is incommensurable, and the image reflected in the mirrors is projected into infinity, abolishing the notion of horizon. The endless time of a journey through multiple worlds loops back into itself and imposes the model of eternal return to the same point.

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The 256 shapes of the film Digital Vocabulary were captured in motion, each defined by a distinct algorithm that allowed them to be 3D printed. The virtual becomes real and is incarnated in shapes. This transformation from digital to solid state is made possible by translating digital forms into a program where these elements can be edited. They are then laid out in a row on a lit table, according to the organization of the original plates in Woody Vasulka’s Digital Vocabulary.