Two Origins
Relational Architecture 7
In this intervention the emblematic Place du Capitole in Toulouse was transformed by a projection of The Book of Two Origins, a 13th-century heretical manuscript compiling the theological beliefs of the dualist cathars. Once a vibrant community in several regions of Europe, the believers in the two origins of the Universe were virtually annihilated by the brutal crusades that gave birth to the Inquisition and France's expansion. The texts are illegible since they are projected overlapping each other on the same façade from two distant projectors; only when passers-by block one text with their bodies is it possible to read the other text inside their shadow.
Two Origins attempts to connect disparate planes of experience, inviting people to discover texts that have been covered-up by history and intolerance.
References for this work include research into the "minor histories" that characterise European trends of pluralism and dissent.
General info
Exhibitions
- Two Origins, Printemps de Septembre Festival, Place du Capitole, Toulouse, France, 2002.
Credits
- Gael Picquet - programming
- Jennifer Laughlin - production
- Commissioned for the Place du Capitole in Toulouse by the Printemps de Septembre Festival 2002.
Bibliography
- "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer PG", Prepared Guitar, Madrid, Spain, January 13th 2015 (english). Text of 43 pages. (Website)
"S Rafaelem Lozano-Hemmerem", Zlaty rez Magazine No. 29 - Media Facade, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007 (english and ceský). Text of 11 pages. (Magazine)- "Fragilités - Printemps de Septembre", Association le Printemps de Septembre 2002, Toulouse, France, 2002 (english and français). Text of 7 pages. (Book)
- Fagone, Chiara, "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: progettare l'imprevedibile designing the unexpected", D-Lux, No. 5, Milan, Italy, April 2009 (english and italiano). Text of 9 pages. (Magazine)
- Gladman, Randy, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Contemporary 21, Miami, Florida, United States, 2008 (english). Text of 4 pages. (Magazine)
- Hasegawa, Yuko, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Cream 3. Contemporary Art in Culture. 10 curators -10 contemporary artists - 10 source artists, London, United Kingdom, 2003 (english). Text of 4 pages. (Book)
- Tolic, Ines, "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer at the 52nd international art exhibition in Venice", d'Architettura, No. 36, Milan, Italy, August 2008 (english and italiano). Text of 6 pages. (Magazine)
- Walder, Paul, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: fragmentos de un código fuente. Rafael Lozano Hemmer: fragments of a source code., Art.es, Spain, 2012 (english and español). Text of 34 pages. (Magazine)
