Pragmatism is the driving force for a practice looking to make the most of the junk spewed out by the consumption circuit – everyday objects made for everyday planned obsolescence – and by the revamped paradigms of the industrial past. This is experimentation on the scale of a unique undertaking whose cost can only (maybe) be measured against a purpose often lurking in the pleasures of a parallel economy bent on pushing space to its limits. These objects and devices make no secret of their presence, still vibrant with traces of their original design and all the adjustments and retouchings, all the ruses and crafty bricolage brought to bear on the savoir-faire behind a found spare part, on the tweakings and the technical and technological appropriations being pumped out on the networks. And the force harnessed in the device sets up a full-time tension in the exhibition space, an energy to be shared.

Lise Guéhénneux