The artwork presents a stark, black-and-white photograph depicting a dramatic celestial event. The composition features a bold, sweeping arc of light against the pitch-black backdrop of the night sky, suggesting the movement and energy of a comet or meteor. The contrasting tones and the minimalist, abstract quality of the image create a striking, almost ethereal visual effect. The artist's use of high-contrast photography and the absence of any recognizable earthly elements give the work a sense of mystery and introspection, inviting the viewer to contemplate the vastness and wonders of the universe. ...
Lars Fredrikson was an innovative artist whose work spanned painting, sculpture, sound, and kinetic art. He described his journey from painting to sculpture as a shift from creating a "plastic space" on canvas—a diminished or flat space—to exploring a tangible, physical environment through sculpture. He sought to craft works that reflect the space we inhabit, extending beyond immediate surroundings to encompass ideas of outer space. With a background in chemistry and electronics, Fredrikson experimented with technology, transforming devices such as fax machines into drawing tools and developing sound sculptures that made invisible phenomena like radio waves and light perceptible. His curiosity about perception and spatial experience led him to establish the first sound studio at the Villa Arson art school in Nice, influencing generations of artists working with sound. Fredrikson’s legacy remains significant for its boundary-crossing approach, blending art and technology to investigate how we experience space and reality. ...
Founded by Fabienne Leclerc in 2001, In Situ began in the 13th district of Paris alongside a group of galleries in rue Louise Weiss. After seven years in the 6th, the gallery moved to the Marais in November 2013, then to the Stalingrad district in January 2017.
Since October 2019, In Situ - fabienne leclerc has moved into a new space in Romainville, accompanied by Air de Paris, gallery Jocelyn Wolff, gallery Sator the FRAC Ile-de-France as well as the Fiminco Foundation.
The ambition of In Situ - fabienne leclerc is to promote young and emerging artists in France and internationally, and to support its established artists in the long term. The gallery strives to support and promote the work of its artists in the gallery, in associated museums and institutions, and to produce and edit artist catalogues and books. ...
