Entre ciel et terre Between Heaven and Earth

computer programs, computers, video projectors, fabrics
variable dimensions

“Whether going against the grain or in harmony, the words embrace, intertwine, or cancel each other out in a ceaseless ebb and flow, much like a living organism. They collide, slip, and weave their way into the tiniest crevices… Whether through a phenomenon of momentum or contagion, Charles Sandison’s ephemeral works stem from his sensitive relationship with space and landscape. The appeal of his work lies in its ability to make words bounce off one another, to build upon each other, and to interact with the technical constraints and characteristics of the site. […]

For the La Criée space, the artist has created an installation titled *Entre ciel et terre* (Between Heaven and Earth). Using suspended video projectors and a fabric enclosure, the artist presents an installation tailored to the dimensions and limitations of the exhibition space (floor color, walls, ceiling height). The projection sources, oriented in several directions, are reflected off the side walls of this fabric-covered structure. The words migrate, echo off one another, and traverse these surfaces.

In contrast to technical requirements, Charles Sandison develops a reflection on the poetics of space and time—a “hic et nunc”* vision made visible, fragile, and moving, embedded in a dynamic process. As a “genius of the place,” the artist moves away from a linear dimension and technical constraints, questioning the existence of the work as a physical and temporal experience—one to be lived—as if words carried within them their own sequences, their fluctuations, and the call of forms past, present, and future.”

Fanny Poussier, Exhibition Press Release Entre ciel et terre / Between Heaven and Earth, 2002.