–h–
Through their work, the artist duo “–h–” (Thibaud Guichard and Nathalie Gelard) seeks new forms of knowledge to observe the intersections of various points of view, cultures and disciplines. They attempt to observe environmental reality and explore the earth’s many alternative stories. They question the writing of History, and the way we live in a set of narratives produced by specialists who shape our vision of the world. At residencies and in their work shown on their website, the duo investigates, observes, and plays with the data and “memory” of natural resources to question our current Anthropocene era and the seedlings of the possible futures it contains. Trandisciplinarity is a key focus of their work— mostly consisting of installations, which typically stage the abolition of the boundaries between domains of thought. The installation work also leads to lectures, collections, videos, and prints, for public access, among much else.
City
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Country
France
Region
Europe
Year of Creation
2015
Featured Project
Sombre est l’Espace
In Sombre est l’Espace (“Dark is The Space,” in English), –h– set up an archaeological and anthropological study of a future society. This work portrays one of humanity’s possible futures as well as ancestral traditions. It is about memory, legends, and transmission, about the shaping of knowledge and heritage, and about how our perception of the world is culturally constructed.
Resources
“11 au 27 mai 2017 – Overview Duo H.T. Guichard, N. Gelard, Thomas Lasbouygues.” Syndicat Potentiel, syndicatpotentiel.free.fr/yacs/articles/view.php/783/11-au-27-mai-2017-overview-duo-h-t.-guichard-n.-gelard-thomas-lasbouygues.
“C.A.R. Lauréat du Prix COAL Mention Spéciale du Jury 2024.” Art Catalyse, 8 Oct. 2024, www.artcatalyse.fr/car-laureat-prix-coal-mention-speciale-du-jury-2024.html.
Grosche, Christine. “1/2/8 – Urban Frictions.”PACT Zollverein, 17 May 2018, https://www.pact-zollverein.de/en/journal/128-urban-frictions-1#no-scroll.
“Prix COAL 2023: The Winners Exemplary.” COAL, 8 Oct. 2024, projetcoal.org/en/prize/coal-prize/coal-prize-2024/prix-coal-2023-the-winners-exemplary/.
“C.A.R. Lauréat du Prix COAL Mention Spéciale du Jury 2024.” Art Catalyse, 8 Oct. 2024, www.artcatalyse.fr/car-laureat-prix-coal-mention-speciale-du-jury-2024.html.
Grosche, Christine. “1/2/8 – Urban Frictions.”PACT Zollverein, 17 May 2018, https://www.pact-zollverein.de/en/journal/128-urban-frictions-1#no-scroll.
“Prix COAL 2023: The Winners Exemplary.” COAL, 8 Oct. 2024, projetcoal.org/en/prize/coal-prize/coal-prize-2024/prix-coal-2023-the-winners-exemplary/.
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