Art installation explores time and perception
Remains, an immersive art installation by associate artist Éric Arnal-Burtschy, invites participants to engage with themes of time, life, and perception through a sensory experience inspired by the ancient sanctuary of Dodone in Greece. The installation is the third in a trilogy of immersive works that do not include live performers.Participants lie under a suspended tree
The experience involves participants lying under a suspended tree while being surrounded by light, sound, vibrations, and scents. This multisensory environment guides them through a wordless ritual that challenges the idea that humans are the center of all experiences.Collaborators and technical support
The project includes contributions from sound creator Thomas Turine, technical director Christophe Vanhove, and programming by Kevin Alf Jaspar and Pascal Demez (DRUW_Audio). Structural engineering is provided by Dirk Jaspaert (BAS bvba), with scientific advisory from Jérôme Buridant (Laboratoire EDYSAN, CNRS) and Sarah Rey (Université Polytechnique – Hauts-de-France). The scent design is by Géradine Savary and Léa Broche (URCOM – Unité de Recherche en Chimie Organique et Macromoléculaire (CNRS), Université Le Havre Normandie).Funding and production partners
Remains is produced by AdLib – Support for artists, with production by BC Pertendo & Still Tomorrow. It is co-produced by Région Hauts-de-France; Théâtre de Liège; Le 9-9bis, Oignies; Le Volcan, Scène nationale du Havre; Les Gémeaux, Scène nationale de Sceaux; Le lieu unique, scène nationale de Nantes; Kikk Festival, Namur; Némo – Biennale internationale des arts numériques; Théâtre La Vignette, Montpellier; L’arc, scène nationale du Creusot.Support and locations
The installation receives support from Chroniques, Biennale des imaginaires numériques; URCOM, Unité de recherche en chimie organique et moléculaire, Université du Havre-Normandie; Laboratoire EDYSAN – Ecologie et dynamiques des systèmes anthropisés, CNRS, Université d’Amiens; Département des Bouches-du-Rhône – Centre départemental de créations en résidence; Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles; Le Générateur, Gentilly; Le Cube Garges, Garges les Gonnesse; Ohme, Bruxelles. BC Pertendo is affiliated with the DRAC Hauts-de-France. Eric Arnal-Burtschy is an associate artist at the 9-9bis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Hauts-de-France; at the Théâtre de Liège – Theatre d'Europe in Belgium; and at the Gémeaux, Scène nationale de Sceaux.Exhibition schedule
The estimated duration of the experience is one hour and thirty minutes. The installation will be presented from 7 to 10 January 2027 at the Theatre Les Gémeaux in Sceaux, from 5 to 7 February 2027 at Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, from 24 to 27 February 2027 at Theatre la Vignette, University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry, and on 18 March 2027 at Theatre Le Passage in Fécamp.
