The mist catcher2024

1150 glass drops, rop 40 m2 hanging in the trees

L’attrape-brume ("The Mist Catcher") is composed of recycled agricultural nets woven into ropes, and glass. Hanging in the air between trees, the installation resembles a light and monumental spider web. Glass drops, fixed and scattered across this network, dangle like hundreds of pendants, swaying in the wind and playing with the light. Occasionally colliding softly; they produce a discreet tinkling, a warning sound.

The installation is inspired by the silk threads of spider webs and by fog collectors installed in arid regions around the world, which serve as water sources for local populations. Drought is also on the increase in France and trees, which are sensitive to water stress, are seeing their health deteriorate. The artwork evokes the breathing of the forest and its role in the water cycle, highlighting the interactions between natural elements to produce rain, condensation and evapotranspiration. The use of glass, a mineral and rotproof material that has no impact on the environment, is reminiscent of water in its transparency and physical properties.

The installation delicately and poetically integrates and reacts to its environment.