Æmulus

Through a series of paintings that are at times explosive, at times subdued, or even minimalist and [at all times] captivating, Jean-François Boisvenue and Giverny Welsch combine dance, video, electronic music and robotics to create a choreographic work that is rich in contrast. In this multidisciplinary work for a performer and six robotic arms, machine and human seek to imitate, match and surpass each other. Through a series of paintings that are at times explosive, at times subdued, or even minimalist and captivating, Jean-François Boisvenue and Giverny Welsch combine dance, video, electronic music and robotics to create a choreographic work that is rich in contrast. In this multidisciplinary work for a performer and six robotic arms, machine and human seek to imitate, match and surpass each other. Failing that, they will end up trying to collaborate by taking advantage of their respective skills. Æmulus therefore offers a reflection on the relationship between humanity and technology as well as its impact on the notion of corporeality. At the time of the advent of the generalization of artificial intelligence in our lives, this work focusses more precisely on the notion of surveillance as well as on the relationship between matter and perception, between the observer and the observed, between the emulator and the emulated.