Within the programme of the Paris Photo 2024 fair, at the booth F03 there will be a book signing on Saturday Nov. 9 at 3pm of the book:
Verloop – Dégradé
Co-published by Nguyen Wahed & RRose Editions, 2024
ISBN: 978-2-9586199-7-8
Verloop – Dégradé begins with a creative exchange between RikOostenbroek's artistic vision and David Aerne's generative systems. First, Oostenbroek carefully crafted his signature gradients by hand. Aerne then created custom algorithms to transform these gradients into dynamic digital compositions. Through various iterations, the algorithm generated variations that kept the original essence while creating fresh interpretations. The gradients in this book were handpicked by Oostenbroek from numerous algorithmic outputs. He selected them based on their beauty, striking contrasts, or unexpected elements that caught his eye.
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Heterotopia showcases a curated selection of photography, virtual photography, and code-based artworks, highlighting various approaches artists use to engage with light through distinct media (mirror, algorithm or in-software techniques) to capture and manipulate light in physical and virtual environments.
Nguyen Wahed presents new works by Sarah Meyohas, Zach Lieberman, Rik Oostenbroek, Lars Wander, Nicolas Sassoon, and collaborations by Andreas Gysin & Sidi Vanetti, and Vera Molnár & aurèce vettier.
Foucault defined heterotopias as "counter-sites" or "spaces of otherness" disrupting and challenging the norms of everyday life, whilst offering alternative experiences and perspectives. Here, heterotopias are virtual environments where light takes on multiple layers of meaning - they are the digital spaces, created and manipulated through algorithms and software, outside the constraints of physical reality and becoming sites of imagination, reflection, speculation.