Damien Poulain (b. 1975, France)
Musical Writing, 2024
Digital work + physical display Edition
Interactive / 100 color palettes with transitions / 3840 x 2160 px
Coded by Damien Mortini / Curated by Dalbin
Dalbin Table C43 Bespoke - Damien Poulain x Neal Feay
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Digital work only Edition
Interactive / 100 color palettes / 3840 x 2160 px
Coded by Damien Mortini / Curated by Dalbin
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The work
Interactive
The work is interactive.
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Each iteration has its unique color composition.
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This work consists of 100 color palettes (100 iterations) combined with interactive geometric shapes. At first, the visual composition is still. Your touch activates movements and the transformation of shapes. You create a random transitory state of the visual composition. Damien Poulain is inspired by anything that surrounds him, from images, to sounds and words. For him, everything is connected and interconnected. The quote by filmmaker Chris Marker “Chance has hunches that should not be mistaken for coincidences”, is a good introduction to this piece.
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The exhibitions
Josef and Anni Albers
Boghossian Foundation, Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium
From April 9th to September 8th, 2024
The Boghossian Foundation is proud to host the first exhibition in Belgium of the work of Josef and Anni Albers, two pioneers of modernism who produced pivotal artworks that marked the history of 20th century art. Featuring some 100 artworks (paintings, assemblages, photographs, graphic works, textiles, films, and furniture) the exhibition retraces the Alberses’ respective artistic careers and sheds light on their close and intimate relationship that allowed them to mutually enrich and empower one another throughout their lives.
The exhibition unfolds in the Villa Empain. Initially designed for a couple, the pure lines of this masterpiece of Art Deco architecture heralded the arrival of Modernism. The Villa Empain provides the perfect setting to showcase the Alberses thoroughly modern, international vision, and, more specifically, the aesthetic and pedagogical values they still embody to this day.
The show also endeavours to examine the legacy of Josef and Anni Albers and the influence of their work and teachings on such artists as Olivier Gourvil, Linda Karshan, Mehdi Moutashar, Vico Persson, Leïla Pile, Charlotte von Poehl, Damien Poulain, Chloé Vanderstraeten and Bernard Villers.
Artists: Anni Albers and Josef Albers as well as Olivier Gourvil, Linda Karshan, Mehdi Moutashar, Vico Persson, Leïla Pile, Charlotte von Poehl, Damien Poulain, Chloé Vanderstraeten and Bernard Villers.
With the support of Albers Foundation
Many of the artworks featured in the exhibition were donated by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation to the Musées d’Art moderne de Paris in 2022. The Boghossian Foundation extends its gratitude to the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, and the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop (Germany) for their kind collaboration.
Curators: Edouard Detaille and Julia Garimorth
Image: Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Lone Light, 1974
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NFT Paris 2023
Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France
From February 23rd to 24th, 2023
Preview of Damien Poulain’s first interactive work of art “Musical Writing” created in collaboration with the creative engineer Damien Mortini for the Dalbin Table is exhibited at Grand Palais Ephémère in Paris for NFT Paris 2nd edition in the VIP Lounge.
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Damien Poulain playing with his work “Musical Writing” in NFT Paris 2023 VIP Lounge at Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France
The artist
© Photo by Sarah Makharine
Damien Poulain
Born in 1975, Angers, France
Lives and works in Paris, France
Damien Poulain is an artist responding to various invitations, engaging with design, architecture, and the built in natural environments. His practice transmutes influences from Shintoist, primitive, and heraldic symbology, as well as contemporary material and digital culture, to propose a universal visual language. Through an evolving range of formats including textile, paint, sculpture, and ephemeral architectural volumes, he devises glyphic systems of geometry and color. These codes raise questions about the ways humans relate to each other, to their surroundings, and to the mystery of existence. Poulain’s work is nomadic and contextual in nature. His imprint ranges from monumental interventions to small-scale paintings, which he produces in ongoing series linked to place and time. He intends for his projects to invite cross-cultural engagement and build communities, disseminating a universal message of love, beauty, and possibility. In addition to the public spaces that are Poulain’s preferred canvas, his work has been exhibited at solo shows in Seoul at Art Works Paris Seoul Gallery; in London at Kemistry Gallery and KK Outlet; in Tokyo at Calm and Punk Gallery and Claska; and group shows at the Museum of The Image in Breda, Holland and 21_21 Design Sight Museum in Tokyo. He lives in Paris and works around the world.
The coder
Damien Mortini
Born in 1989, Paris, France
Lives and works in Montreal, Canada
Damien Mortini is a creative technologist and interaction designer with roots in Paris, Corsica, and London. He combines code and sound to develop interactive experiences that seamlessly blend art with cutting-edge technology in refreshing, engaging, and playful ways. Damien frequently collaborates with artists and brands to pioneer experimental projects that incorporate emerging technologies like AI, XR, projection mapping, and 3D. His work has received numerous awards and has been exhibited in prestigious venues around the world, showcasing the endless possibilities of fusing art and technology.
