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THE ARTWORK

THE ARTWORK

Splinter by Hugo Laliberté and Jonathan Jeanson d'Ottomata invites you to get in touch with the mysterious entities hiding within its 5 monoliths. Emerging from the depths of the earth, they reveal themselves through unique visual and sound essences inspired by the forces of nature.

Your movements bring to life the mysterious entities as they respond to the call of your presence with a visual and sound language that is anything but random. Each movement creates a resonance, a thread that weaves a luminous conversation between these giants and yourself.

Your movements bring to life the mysterious entities as they respond to the call of your presence with a visual and sound language that is anything but random. Each movement creates a resonance, a thread that weaves a luminous conversation between these giants and yourself.

THE artists

THE artists

Creative Intent

Creative Intent

True to Ottomata's mission to reconnect the public with their curiosity and their desire for discovery, Hugo Laliberté, designer of Splinter at Ottomata, explains the idea behind Splinter:

The Ottomata duo began designing Splinter just before the pandemic. They explain that from the outset, the intention was to create a space where people could gather and interact, in an environment reminiscent of a sci-fi universe, without requiring wearable technology or physical contact with Splinter's monoliths.


When the pandemic hit, the project took on a new dimension : the idea of bringing people together outdoors after the crisis became even more relevant, and the possibility of interacting without touching the installation became a condition.


Hugo Laliberté and Jonathan Jeanson with a Splinter monolith in March 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, during the 12th edition of the Luminothérapie

winter festival in Montreal.

© Vivien Gaumand

"The goal is to invite viewers to physically engage with the experience. This monumental work, inspired by nature, its forms and its interdependences, listens and encourages the public to interact. Every reaction stems from a previous action; nothing magically appears, everything has a cause. We want the public to become that catalyst, initiating a series of events that follow one another naturally."

Artistic Approach

Artistic Approach

Inspired by nature, Splinter evokes the latter even in the interactivity of the five monoliths.

Indeed, the creators wanted to create interdependent interactions, not only between the public and the monoliths, but also between the monoliths themselves.

This approach evokes fundamental aspects of nature: its vulnerability to human actions, its cyclical nature, the interdependence of biodiversity and ecosystems, and the aura of mystery that surrounds its organicity.

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