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Yuri’s Metamorphosis
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The work:
“Yuri’s Metamorphosis” is an immersive video installation by Hugo Arcier. Told by a human-plant hybrid narrator, the work explores climate disruption and the limits of technosolutionism. As geoengineering fails, a new idea emerges: hacking humans to absorb CO₂. Yuri, the first test subject, soon discovers the cost of this transformation.
With a visual style inspired by video game culture and a narration that emphasizes off-screen space and open interpretation, Hugo Arcier offers a chilling mirror of our world.
Credits:
Video Installation by Hugo Arcier
Produce by N°130
Text by Patrick Bouvet
Performance Capture Performer (Yuri): Vincent Berger
Music by Annabelle Playe
Sound Design by Hugo Arcier and Marc Siffert
Audio Mixing by Marc Siffert
The artist:
Hugo Arcier, an artist of the digital age, began his career creating visual effects for films by Alain Resnais, Roman Polanski and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Since 2004, he has been creating works that combine computer-generated images and virtual worlds, transforming the virtual into poetic material. Exhibited at festivals (Némo, Mutek, Elektra, etc.), galleries and institutions (Palais de Tokyo, Le 104, New Museum), his works earned him the title of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in 2016. In 2017, he founded the studio N°130.
