Projecting The Present Into The Past

February 2, 2024

Dark cathedral with small purple, red and blue lights shining on the walls and ceiling, outline of a person looking up and smiling.

While in Angers, France, to work in the Departmental Archives in Oct. 2023, I stopped by at the Collegiate Church of St. Martin to see its early Gothic choir once more. As soon as I entered the choir, I was mesmerized by the multimedia creation of street artist Ladybug which gave life to the old stones. The fusion created between the architectural setting, the light projections, the sounds amplified by the shape of the rib vaults, and the rusted steel silhouette was captivating. It truly changed my perception of what I usually see as static architectural forms.