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Yuri’s Metamorphosis
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The work:
Yuri’s Metamorphosis is an immersive video installation created by Hugo Arcier and produced by N°130.
This science fiction story questions climate change and projects us into the future of humanity, taking a critical look at technosolutionism and geoengineering.
The narrator is a hybrid being, half-human, half-plant, whose skin resembles tree bark. He recounts the onset of major fires linked to global warming and the vicious circle that ensues: fewer trees accelerate the rise in temperatures.
No technology can stop the disaster: carbon capture plants, silver chloride drops to make it rain, millions of white beads imitating the reflection of melted ice…
When a new scientific innovation emerges, humanity finally seems to glimpse a solution: hybridising humans, giving them plant properties to absorb CO₂ and prolong their lives. But this transformation is not without consequences. Yuri, the first guinea pig for this technology, will discover the price to pay for it.
With a visual style inspired by video game culture and a narrative that favours off-screen action and free interpretation, Hugo Arcier offers us a chilling mirror of our world.
Credits:
© N°130 Creative Studio and Hugo Arcier
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.
