A film made out of coloured, monochromatic stills. The sequences are edited on the basis of the morse code alphabet, reflected light, coded in this way, gives off luminous signals, the message transmitted is a story, the story of a film based on a novel by René Daumal, titled 'Mont Analogue'.

Inspired by the unfinished cult novel of the same name by René Daumal (1908–1944), Mont Analogue [Mount Analogue] is composed of a coloured light sequences spread out in the space by a projector with no lenses. The progression of sequences of monochrome light is based on a translation of the novel into Morse code. The idea of transposition from one format to another, which implicates a process of producing forms through the very act of translation, is one of the most recognizable characteristics of Parreno’s artistic practice.
Daumal’s text (published posthumously in 1952) has different references to philosophy and the history of religion and literature, and tells the story of a theory shared by a group of friends concerning the existence of a mountain - Mount Analogue - that equals the sum of all the mountains in the northern hemisphere put together. The expedition they set up confirms the existence of this mountain, as well as of a mysterious community that lives in its foothills, but Daumal’s death prevents us from knowing the outcome of their hike to the top. This unfinished tale has inspired numerous artworks, including Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film La montaña sagrada [The Holy Mountain]. From HangarBicocca exhibition booklet