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Prosperity

Prosperity is a stand-alone device that manages grains of rice. A tweezer move from one surface to the other, gripping on its way the grains which have been placed randomly, and then depositing them in an orderly manner on a second surface. This process leaves the grains aligned while preserving their initial orientation. The work highlights exchanges between the machine and the matter. The device, being limited by its perceptions, must continuously repeat the sequences of analysis and movement. The grain of rice, symbols of fertility and prosperity, is carefully digitized and memorized to be moved again.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

St-Aubin Samuel