Paul Eluard.
EN
We were on an incursion into the empire of the mad. It's a world I've always felt dizzy in. I have often stood in unstable balance on the edge of abysses.
PERFORMANCE /
Équilibre précaire /
By Jean-François D’Or & Benjamin Glorieux.
VIDEO /
See VIDEO of this performance just below.
Movie produced by WOOGIE Studio.
EN
A cellist moves through the installation, his movements intersecting with a hundred unusual objects. He attempts to navigate between these precariously balanced pieces, occasionally teasing an egg or another with the tip of his bow, encouraging their fall. In a deliberate choreography, the precise gestures he directs with his instrument contrast with his simultaneously agile and intentionally clumsy gait, creating a taut grace. The precarious balance is disrupted. Gradually shifting from order to chaos, the musical piece also evolves along the musician's path, leaving behind a palimpsest-like work where the interventions of the two artists overlap.
CREDITS /
Movie, production and editing by WOOGIE studio.
Performance by Benjamin Glorieux & Jean-François D’Or.
Music, Sarabande by J. S. Bach from Suite BWV 1011. Interpretation by Benjamin Glorieux.
Script and choreography by Jean-François D’Or & Benjamin Glorieux.
Based on an original scenario and installation by Jean-François D'Or.
Performance with the support of WOOGIE Studio, A.Van Ingelgem & Fils, and Prométhéa.
Installation, courtesy of Fonds Erasme.
This performance is part of the exhibition Trans-formations at MAD Brussels from October 02 to November 15, 2025 as part of the centenary of La Cambre.
Curator : Marie Pok. Scenography : Marie Douel. Co-produced by : La Cambre, MAD Brussels and CID Grand-Hornu.
Pictures © WOOGIE studio © Sam Gilbert ©Julien Renault © Evariste Below.
All right reserved © Jean-François D'Or © Benjamin Glorieux © WOOGIE studio.
EN
In reference to the Christopher Columbus anecdote, an unusual egg can only remain upright when perched on one of the edges of its base, where a magnet is subtly concealed. Precarious stability, an ode to daring. In the face of this affront of imbalance and uncertainty, the object provokes interaction and dialogue.
Through its form and symbolism, the object suggests a sensitive tactile approach.
OBJECT /
Audace, eulogy of risk. See object presentation.
MATERIAL /
Solid wenge egg / Solid padouk base / Inserted magnets.
DIMENSION /
60 x 60 x H 180 mm.
DESIGN /
Jean-François D'Or.
COLLECTION /
Part of CID Grand-Hornu Museum collection.
EDITION /
Fonds Erasme / Limited edition / 200 exemplary.
HOW TO BUY /
Contact us to get price / Available / Disponible.