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Roger Narboni, « Vrilles lumineuses », 1995. Photo Julien Lelièvre, 2009-2015
type Artwork
created 1995
posted 2023-07-24
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Located at the entrance to Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), on the interchange between the A29 and the A131, just off the Normandy bridge, these luminous tendrils are the work of Roger Narboni, a light designer from Bagneux (Hauts-de-Seine). The architects called on the artist to offer original lighting that enhances the landscape. They wanted a kind of land art that was out of the ordinary. Contrary to what has been announced, these lighting masts are not works of art imposed by the "1% artistic", which asks public clients to devote 1% of the cost of a construction to the order or acquisition of a work by a living artist. But these glowing tendrils were later considered highway art. Basically, their purpose was to act as lighting masts.

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  • Photos : Julien Lelièvre, série photographique « Art d'Autoroute », 2009-2016
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