FROM OFF TO ON

‘ TO OUR UNDERSTANDING, «KIRA» DEFINES SOMEONE’S INNER BRILLIANCE AND CAPACITY TO HIGHLIGHT SURROUNDINGS BY TRANSMISSION.’ In other terms, any person is able to reach a state of consciousness in which he/she can perceive its environment with clear-sightedness, and therefore «illuminate» it. Indeed, kira is reciprocal and contagious: by unveiling hidden potential around us, we reveal and spread charms that enrich us all. As a manifestation of kira, explorers are sensitive enough to carefully observe their environment, chasing marvels of unknown lands: nothing is taken for granted, everything is «extra-ordinary». This installation invites people to dialog through art by using an interactive and universal media: hand-drawing. Like a blank canvas, the container embodies a receptacle for artists and art amateurs’ creativity as they «print» their emotions on a surprising table settled inside. Trapped in the dark and with a UV pen for only equipment, the visitor is expected to feel his way along. He eventually notices the presence of a massive volume settled in the centre of the space. When he approaches that mass, he notices that UV-lights are progressively switching on, reaching their maximum intensity when he touches it. Getting eyesight back, he is eventually able to tell the volume is a large drawing table. Rm: a UV-light is not itself a proper light, but turns white objects into lights! The visitor is the genuine light!! Actually, the visitor is assimilated to a speleologist discovering a primitive cave with prehistoric drawings painted on the rock, except that drawings are not relics from past ages. Basically, the whole space is dark until he draws on the table. Drawing is the only way to be involved and visualize the «self-made exhibition». ‘ TO SEE YOU MUST DO! ’