Philippe Parreno
Fade to Black, 2017
40 screen prints on paper, phosphorescent pigment
141 x 100 cm
Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
Copyright The Artist
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'Fade to Black' is the generic title for a series of artistic projects that were triggered by Philippe Parreno since 1995. The fluorescent silkscreened images of the 'Fade to Black'...
'Fade to Black' is the generic title for a series of artistic projects that were triggered by Philippe Parreno since 1995.
The fluorescent silkscreened images of the 'Fade to Black' posters can only be seen in the dark. They are printed with phosphorescent ink and must first be exposed to light for the image to become visible. This very light, stored within the ink, reveals itself in the dark but slowly fades. The amount of reflected light is limited to its time of exposure to light. A specific time lapse is always associated with the lifespan of the image in the dark.
The glowing 'Fade to Black' posters have had several iterations. Each series documents an artistic proposal. Each image leaves a visual footprint; they are a testimony to an action, proposal or ephemeral installation by Parreno.
'Fade to Black' (2017) is a new series of posters Parreno conceived for the exhibition 'Synchronicity' at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, his first exhibition in China (8 July – 17 Sept 2017). The key choreographic factors of this show were light and time. It is only with the passage of time that elements of the exhibition revealed themselves. The 'Fade to Black' (2017) series of white posters reveal themselves in the dark to be a digital clock face, visible up until the time it displayed. Once this time had passed anonymous ‘dalang’ performers raised the blinds, which covered the windows in the room, bathing the space in light.
Parreno also asked the dalangs to control other elements across 'Synchronicity' and most of the audience’s experience of the exhibition. A ‘dalang’ refers to the puppeteer in an Indonesian Wayang performance; traditionally controlling the white screen and lighting that together create the shadow puppets that make up the performance. The dalangs physically raised the blinds on the 3rd floor, the room with the posters, and changed the numbers on the digital clock. They used an app on their phones to activate the film 'Anywhere Out of the World', featuring the character of AnnLee, or to play sounds of rain from speakers across the building. Among many other actions, they wandered the six floors of the museum humming the song of AnnLee, physically echoing her presence. By manipulating light, shadow, and duration Parreno guided visitors through a constantly evolving space.
The fluorescent silkscreened images of the 'Fade to Black' posters can only be seen in the dark. They are printed with phosphorescent ink and must first be exposed to light for the image to become visible. This very light, stored within the ink, reveals itself in the dark but slowly fades. The amount of reflected light is limited to its time of exposure to light. A specific time lapse is always associated with the lifespan of the image in the dark.
The glowing 'Fade to Black' posters have had several iterations. Each series documents an artistic proposal. Each image leaves a visual footprint; they are a testimony to an action, proposal or ephemeral installation by Parreno.
'Fade to Black' (2017) is a new series of posters Parreno conceived for the exhibition 'Synchronicity' at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, his first exhibition in China (8 July – 17 Sept 2017). The key choreographic factors of this show were light and time. It is only with the passage of time that elements of the exhibition revealed themselves. The 'Fade to Black' (2017) series of white posters reveal themselves in the dark to be a digital clock face, visible up until the time it displayed. Once this time had passed anonymous ‘dalang’ performers raised the blinds, which covered the windows in the room, bathing the space in light.
Parreno also asked the dalangs to control other elements across 'Synchronicity' and most of the audience’s experience of the exhibition. A ‘dalang’ refers to the puppeteer in an Indonesian Wayang performance; traditionally controlling the white screen and lighting that together create the shadow puppets that make up the performance. The dalangs physically raised the blinds on the 3rd floor, the room with the posters, and changed the numbers on the digital clock. They used an app on their phones to activate the film 'Anywhere Out of the World', featuring the character of AnnLee, or to play sounds of rain from speakers across the building. Among many other actions, they wandered the six floors of the museum humming the song of AnnLee, physically echoing her presence. By manipulating light, shadow, and duration Parreno guided visitors through a constantly evolving space.
Exhibitions
Synchronicity, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai - CN8 July – 17 September, 2017