AGATHE SIMON
Cosmos Cycle
Exhibition & Three-channel documentary
© Agathe Simon
The “Cosmos” cycle is dedicated to the ultimate unknown: the origin of the universe. It includes the “Ex Nihilo” exhibition and the “Celestial Attraction” three-channel documentary.
The Cosmos Cycle began with the meeting of two Argentine women in a high-altitude desert: llama breeder Yolanda and cosmologist Beatriz. Each leads a small community and has developed her own vision of the origin of the universe.
The Celestial Attraction three-channel documentary focuses on the meeting of these two women in the Andean highlands.
The Ex Nihilo exhibition focuses on the theme of ex nihilo creation and revolves around a videopera that sets to music the contrast between two territories (the Normandy bocage and the high-altitude desert) where the visions of three women on creation unfold: Yolanda, Beatriz, and the author of this cycle. This exhibition includes a multi-screen videopera, sculptures, mixed media, a participatory piece, a digital collage, a sound installation, and a performance.
PARTNERS
Support & Funding
This project is supported by the CNC (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image), the DRAC Île-de-France (French Ministry of Culture), and ADAGP (the first french visual artists’ rights management organisation). It is also supported by the Splash initiative, led by RN13BIS – Contemporary Art in Normandy, with the support of the DRAC Normandy and the Normandy Region. It was developed as part of the 2022 Documentary Workshop at La Fémis (National Higher School of Image and Sound Professions).
Scientific Partners
This project was developed in partnership with the Astroparticle & Cosmology Laboratory (APC) led by the University of Paris, the CNRS, the DIM-Origines of the Île-de-France region, and the ANR. It was also developed in partnership with the INFN in Italy and the Institute of Detection and Astroparticle Technology (ITeDA) in Argentina, led by the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), the University of San Martín (UNSAM) and the UTN Mendoza.