"Copies" unfolds as an in situ video installation and an open ended experimentation paying homage to the works of Wassily Kandinsky as part of the centenary of the Bauhaus. By exploring the aesthetics of repetition, it pushes the limits of the visual space saturation by putting two distinct worlds into dialogue: 19th century Tunisian architecture, which is represented by the place of the exhibition, and Kandinsky's universe, through video mapping and the digital processing of his artworks.

 

The exhibition venue, Dar Lasram, built in 1820, stands out for its decorative richness with sculptures of rosettes, plaster decor, arabesque paintings, and faience. Echoing this rich visual catalog, my work deliberately intensifies this saturation by projecting the video onto the wall tiles, attempting to create a geometric symbiosis between the outlines of Kandinsky's works and the tiles patterns.

 

To enhance the interplay of textures, the same video is projected in miniature onto small pieces of paper affixed to the walls, creating scattered motifs that seamlessly blend with the faience patterns. This layering of scales and textures is an invitation to a visaul experimentaion where the boundaries between eras, styles, mediums, and forms intimately intertwine.