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SUMMARY:Roma Roma Roma
DTSTART:20240514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T060612Z
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DESCRIPTION:Denis Savary\, artiste suisse\nIMPORTANT : Due to unfavourable
  weather conditions for Roma Roma Roma\, it has been decided to cancel the
  performance !\n\nAfter a first flight in October 2023\, artist Denis Sava
 ry and his team of Geneva-based pilots will once again activate the five R
 oma Roma Roma balloons in the patios of EPFL's Rolex Learning Center. This
  second flight will take place on 14 or 15 May (depending on the weather).
 \n\nAs last October\, five tethered\, remote-controlled balloons will be f
 lying over the Rolex Learning Center at dusk. This set of ephemeral\, noct
 urnal\, illuminated sculptures calls into question scale and dimension\, i
 nscribing a verticality into the building's horizontality and revealing a 
 marvellous enchantment.\n\nEvery year since 2011\, the CDH-Culture has inv
 ited an artist to present a work in connection with the Rolex Learning Cen
 ter. In 2023\, Denis Savary will be developing his Roma Roma Roma project\
 , commissioned by the City of Geneva in 2016 and shown in the Old Town in 
 2017. The patios of the Rolex Learning Center are now the ideal\, unusual 
 setting for activating these hot-air balloons.\n\nDuring the performance\,
  a film featuring the balloons will be made. It will be shown on the Campu
 s in September 2024.\n\nRoma Roma Roma is a sound sculpture. The propulsio
 n of the gas and its combustion can be heard. A loud bellowing sound reson
 ates in the patios\, which become the work's sounding boards. The work bre
 athes\, like a large animal. It swells\, making its swelling heard. This s
 ound gives it organic overtones. Suddenly\, we move beyond the notion of a
 n object and envisage an organism\, something living and animate that\, al
 though held on a leash - the ropes held in place by the pilots - possesses
  a certain autonomy\, even freedom\, in a body that moves\, expands\, shri
 nks and breathes. Roma Roma Roma is a sculpture of light. The fire of prop
 ane gas illuminates the inside of the balloons. Thanks to the semi-transpa
 rency of the fabric\, the sculpture is at once luminous\, illuminated and 
 a source of light\, like a gigantic street lamp hanging from the sky. This
  illumination dialogues and contrasts with the interior lighting of the bu
 ilding\, which is lit with cooler lights. Thanks to its illuminating effec
 t\, the work reveals the architecture of the Rolex Learning Center in a di
 fferent way.\n\nDenis Savary (1981) is an artist based in Geneva. He studi
 ed at the ECAL where he teaches. He has exhibited at the Musée du Jeu de 
 Paume and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris\, the Mamco in Geneva\, the Kunstha
 lle in Bern\, the Swiss Institute in New York\, the Printemps de Septembre
  in Toulouse and the Villa Médicis in Rome\, among others. His work is in
 spired by pop culture\, cartoons and art history. Denis Savary creates dre
 amlike\, organic objects and images\, often hybrids between the human\, th
 e machine and the animal. Imagination builds its kingdom.\n\n	Roma Roma Ro
 ma\n	Outside patios of the Rolex Learning Center\n	Tuesday 14 or Wednesday
  15 May (weather permitting) at 20:30\n	Free entrance\n\nPartner : FMAC\, 
 Genève\n \n\n\n\n\n 
LOCATION:Patios du RLC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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