Adrien M & Claire B, France 2019
Augmented Reality Installation
Acqua Alta is a story of a woman, a man, a house. A daily routine, absurd and filled with discrepancies. But one wet rainy day, their life is turned upside down: the rising waters drown their home in an ink-coloured sea. The woman slips and disappears. Only her hair remains, and it is alive. It tells the tale of a disaster, unique and universal. It tells of losing and searching. It tells of the fear of the bizarre and otherness, and how to tame it.
Acqua Alta è la storia di una donna, di un uomo, di una casa. Una routine quotidiana assurda e piena di discrepanze. Ma in un umido giorno di pioggia, la loro vita viene stravolta: l’innalzamento delle acque fa sprofondare la loro casa in un mare color inchiostro. La donna scivola e scompare. Rimangono solo i suoi capelli, che sembrano vivi. AcquaAlta racconta la storia di un disastro, unico e universale. Racconta la perdita e la ricerca. Racconta della paura del bizzarro e dell’alterità, e di come domarla.
Concept and artistic direction: Claire Bardainne and Adrien Mondot
Drawings and paper design: Claire Bardainne
Computer design: Adrien Mondot
Choreographic performance: Dimitri Hatton and Satchie Noro
Sound design: Olivier Mellano
Computer development: Rémi Engel
Paper engineering: Eric Singelin
Script doctor: Marietta Ren
Administration: Marek Vuiton, assisted by Mathis Guyetand
Technical direction: Raphaël Guénot
Production and booking: Joanna Rieussec
Production: Juli Allard-Schaefer, Margaux Fritsch and Delphine Teypaz
Mediation and production: Johanna Guerreiro
Production: Adrien M & Claire B
France 2019
The Adrien M & Claire B Company is accredited by DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and is supported by the City of Lyon.
Photos © Romain Etienne/item and © Adrien M & Claire B