Partners

The overall idea that forms the heart and soul of this organisation is that The Rotoreliefs represent the convergence of many different artistic disciplines: sculpture, painting, film, kinetic art, music, writing, conceptual art We believe this inclination of the disciplines towards one another is closing in and the future of art is right in the meeting point. We therefore intend to support this tendency by creating a network of events that help the different artists and disciplines to get together and start new projects, and that eventually lead us to the epicentre of the multimedia art scene.

THE CONCEPT

 

The name Rotoreliefs refers to a series of work pieces with the same name by Marcel Duchamp, which were first shown at the opening of the 33rd Concours Lepine in the Paris of 1935. One of Duchamp's main concerns at the time was how to introduce movement into painting and in a joint venture with Henri Pierre Roche, Duchamp had taken a tiny stand of three square meters to exhibit Rotorelief: a 500 set of six coloured disks that were designed to be placed on a gramophone. When turning at a certain speed the disks, which were mounted on horizontal and vertical stands, gave an impression of depth. The Rotoreliefs provided a visual experience of moving objects, which were visual objects and machines at the same time. The idea was to present a piece of art which was not to be understood as a static object as paintings are, but rather a machine in action. Besides that some years before, in 1926, Duchamp had shot on film (Anémic Cinéma) some of the Rotoreliefs rotating, alternating them with phrases written on a spiral and he also added music that was to accompany the work on the screenings.