THE TIME TO READ
4.05.2024 - 03.06.2024
Patrick Tresset’s exhibition invites us to reflect on the value of time and attention in the digital age. In a world saturated with information and distractions, where cultural capitalism reigns supreme, the act of reading becomes an act of resistance and a way of reclaiming our inner sense of time.
Through his drawing robots, Tresset captures the essence of these suspended moments. The frantic, almost nervous lines that make up the figures of the readers convey the paradoxical stillness of a body absorbed in reading.
The exhibition resonates with the reflections of philosopher Bernard Stiegler on the “proletarianization of attention.” In a society where our capacity for concentration is constantly under strain, taking the time to immerse oneself in a text becomes a means of reclaiming one’s own thought. Yet for Stiegler, technology is not inherently harmful: a mass can be used to smash our neighbour’s head, but also to sculpt Michelangelo’s slaves. Here, far from enslaving us, the robots become tools for contemplation, silent witnesses to our ability to withdraw from the incessant flow of stimuli.
The invitation to take part in a performance, allowing oneself to be drawn by a machine during 30 minutes of reading, will intensify this experience. An opportunity to immerse oneself in the long durée, to reconnect with slowness and with the depth of the present moment.
Book a 20- to 30-minute session during which you will read a book chosen at the gallery or one you have brought with you. During the performance, two robots will observe you and draw you:
https://patricktresset.com/new/lire/