PABLO VALBUENA TRANSFORMS EMPTY PARIS RAILWAY STATION INTO A HYPNOTIC LIGHT INSTALLATION

With Kinematope, Pablo Valbuena invests lanes still closed to the public of the new Gare d'Austerlitz. For his first visual and sound installation in Paris, designed specifically to enhance the qualities and the internal structure of this unusual location, he invites the viewer on a journey; giving life to this vacuous underground space of almost 500 meters long.  As a spectator this instillation makes for  a mesmeric almost hypnotic experience; Light games are appearing and disappearing forms , redefining and inventing new limits by a fleeting game of full and empty, abolishing the perception of space-time ... A cinematic experience directly related to the function of the station : movement , transit and transportation.

Created by Spanish artist Pablo Valbuena, "Kinematope"is a site-specific installation developed for Nuit Blanche at the Gare d’Austerlitz in Paris. It takes place at a railway station that is currently being refurbished,transforming the large empty space into a massive light canvas.                                     Via the website, "Kinematope uses ephemeral and intangible materials, projected light and sound, to setthe space in motion. It makes use of elements from the cinema apparatus to generate a spatial film. It is a direct filmic experience that omits the mediation of the camera, transporting the observer into a virtual space-time and maintaining at the same time the real,physical bonds of the body with its environment."