"Positioned between the city's new peninsula district and the historic Abbaye aux Dames, the installation establishes a visual link between the area's historical and contemporary layers. The spheres form a constellation-like cluster that reflects the city, sky, and movement of passers-by, generating continuously shifting visual conditions. As viewers move beneath the suspended elements, the mirrored surfaces multiply and distort their surroundings, producing a perceptual field that changes with angle, distance, and light."
"Artist Vincent Leroy's work relies entirely on natural illumination. Without integrated lighting, the installation responds to variations in weather, sunlight, and time of day, creating different tones and reflections throughout the day and across seasons. This dependence on ambient conditions positions the piece as a dynamic component of the local environment, rather than a fixed visual object. Visible from a distance, Molecular Cloud functions as a new marker along Caen's waterfront."
Molecular Cloud is a suspended arrangement of stainless-steel mirrored spheres above the Caen peninsula, forming a cloud-like constellation that reflects urban and atmospheric surroundings. The installation creates a visual link between the new peninsula district and the historic Abbaye aux Dames, producing continuously shifting visual conditions as the spheres mirror the city, sky, and the movement of passers-by. Mirrored surfaces multiply and distort surroundings, altering perception with angle, distance, and light. The work relies entirely on natural illumination, responding to weather, sunlight, and time of day, and functions as both a distant landmark and a pedestrian-scale space for gathering and observation.
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