Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau for DigitalArti Artlab
Spraying a wall with water creates graffiti with tiny points of light instead of paint in this installation by French artist Antonin Fourneau (+ movie).
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Water Light Graffiti is made of thousands of LED lights that light up when they come into contact with water.
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Participants can use paintbrushes, sponges, fingers or spray cans to sketch out words and pictures.
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The project was unveiled in Poitiers, France, between 22 and 24 July this year while Fourneau was in residence at the DigitalArti Artlab.
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Other projects involving water we've featured recently include a sprinkler that paints rainbows and a series of fountains with added furniture.
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Photographs are by Quentin Chevrier at DigitalArti Artlab.
Here's some more information about the project:
Water Light Graffiti is a surface made of thousands of LEDs illuminated by the contact of water. You can use a paintbrush, a water atomizer, your fingers or anything damp to sketch a brightness message or just to draw.
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Water Light Graffiti is a wall for ephemeral messages in the urban space without deterioration. A wall to communicate and share magically in the city. For a few weeks, Antonin Fourneau has been working in residence at Digitalarti Artlab on the Water Light Graffiti project.
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After several tries, prototypes and material improvements, Water Light Graffiti was finally ready to take place for a few days in a public space, which happened to be Poitiers. From July 22nd to 24th, Poitiers inhabitants could discover and try Water Light Graffiti with the artist, the Digitalarti Artlab team and Painthouse, a graffiti collective, invited for demonstrations.
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Water Light Graffiti is a project by Antonin Fourneau.
Engineer: Jordan McRae
Design Structure: Guillaume Stagnaro
Graffiti performance: Collectif Painthouse
Assistant team: Clement Ducerf and all the ArtLab volunteers
ArtLab Manager: Jason Cook
Filming: Sarah Taurinya & Quentin Chevrier
Photographs: Quentin Chevrier
Music: Jankenpopp
Editing and titles: Formidable Studio and Maïa Bompoutou
Support: Ville de Poitiers and Centre Culturel Saint Exupéry