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Alexandre Humbert

Exhibitions
Beyond The New 2 Labadie Van Tour
Beyond the New
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Artworks
The door
The Door
Alexandre Humbert
2018

Installation avec rétroprojection, vidéo couleur, son
4 min 52 sec
Edition unique
Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Acquisition 2019

avec
Alvar et Aino Aalto
Sanatorium Paimio (mobilier d’une chambre), 1931-1933
Lampe murale
Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Acquisition 2002
Vue de l'exposition Beyond the New, Mudam Luxembourg, 12.10.2018 - 13.01.2019
© Photo : Rémi Villaggi / Mudam Luxembourg

The Mudam invited designer-film-maker Alexandre Humbert to respond to the installations, drawing upon the museum’s collection. Humbert chose the pieces of furniture designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto for the iconic Sanatorium Paimio in Finland because of their legendary, timeless eloquence. The viewer’s gaze is drawn through a door frame. The camera pans the room, zooming in on details of the furniture. Depending on their positioning and lighting, the same components tell different stories about the life and the state of mind of the patient who temporarily occupied the room.