boreal halo by vincent leroy hovers inside paris' carreau du temple

boreal halo by vincent leroy hovers inside paris’ carreau du temple
all images courtesy of vincent leroy

with his installation titled ‘boreal halo’ in paris’ carreau du temple, artist vincent leroy pulls us into his imaginary world. the work features a gigantic ring, ten meters in diameter, which hovers softly above the ground through the use of barely visible construction materials in the center of the space. with the throbbing rhythm of an aurora borealis, visitors can step into the area it encloses and observe the rotating halo. under the guise of simple process and worried about the lightness he intends to give to his creations, leroy has intentionally hidden the technical mechanics of the design. this sculpture translates his will to slow down time and decompose movement, common characteristics of leroy’s visual and physical experiences.

superimposing of two various situations of the artwork

the rotation slowly coats the public with a surreal environment

the halo suggests different type of enclosures in relation to the bodies within it

by the slow rotation and its volume, the ring seems to occupy a large amount of the space 

through the window the installation is perceive as a halo in motion

view of the halo from the outside

the exterior of the temple provides glimpses of the design

photo of the installation process

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