Matiere Noire is a Paris-based creative studio leading new approaches to spacial design. Built on a network of parallel disciplines, our operation cultivates ambivalence, using observational methods to ground its intuitive impulses. Matière Noire is driven by an appetite for the undefined, the hypothetical, the intangible. Its process celebrates unexpected derivations, developing them into bespoke applications of cross-cultural collaboration.
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Spatial design studio
Light design
Scenography
With a view to shaping the lighting atmosphere of this live event, bringing together several musical artists during Art Basel, the lighting concept is developed from elements originally intended for preparation, assembly, and transport. Technical trolley structures are thus diverted from their primary function to become fully fledged scenographic supports. These trolleys host a deliberate accumulation of equipment, arranged to concentrate light sources and generate effects of high intensity. This logic of condensation, directly derived from equipment storage constraints enables the production of a range of ultra-dense and powerful effects. The dispositif produces an atypical visual impact, perceptible from multiple viewpoints and redefining the reading of the space.