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On the occasion of the opening of its new Art Spacein the city of Wuhan, K 11 dedicates a majorexhibition to French artist Vincent Leroy &presents it new immersive installation Nebula. K 11 inaugurates the opening of its new Chi K 11 Art Space in the city of Wuhan with a major exhibitiondedicated to French artist Vincent Leroy. Thisexhibition immerses visitors in the artist’s kinetic& poetic universe by bringing togethersome of his most notable works as well as newcreations. Among them, the immersive installation Nebula isparticularly intriguing. In a pristine white space,15 tetrapods levitate above the ground. Despitetheir imposing size, these strange celestial bodies, made up of a super light inflatable structure, seemfloating weightless and form a fascinating kineticnebula. As often with Vincent Leroy’s installations, Nebula is the opportunity to test a visualexperience as well as an emotional and bodily one. Upon entering the installation, the public wandersamong the tetrapods which, suspended from variousmechanisms, literally envelop them. In a slow andcontinuous movement, the floating elements move andevolve around the visitors, sometimes slightly brushthem, meet, merge or, on the contrary, moves away ina cosmic and poetic ballet
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