Aymeraude du Couëdic - 'Paranoptique'

Aymeraude du Couëdic (1995, France) has chosen charcoal to create installations into which she invites spectators to immerse themselves to better appropriate their subjects. Her compositions tackle the subject of the painting, the subject of the installation, and of the viewer, who thus becomes an actor inside the structure and a subject in their own right.

The artist explores the themes of social surveillance and control through a dystopian narrative. She seeks to marry sensations with structure so that the drawing does not simply expose, but rather makes us feel.

Modelled on the Panopticon model, the installation is imbued with a sense of paranoia and demonstrates the psychological effects of constant surveillance.

Between the ethical ramifications of digital technologies and the voluntary involvement of individuals, the artist invites participants to assess their own role in the evolution of a coercive society.