The work of Bertrand Lamarche (*1966) is multifaceted and consists mainly of installations and films. In the Studiolo, he shows the work Une descente dans le Funnel , which consists of two films strung together. The film Poursuites (2017) is described by the artist as an "underground walk" without a real script. Using methods reminiscent of early cinema, Lamarche seeks depth on a flat surface, "an illusion that allows for reverie and self-forgetfulness". Meanwhile, The Funnel / Radiance (2023), filmed in the same reds and blacks and also playing with blur, shows a fixed camera shot of a construction revolving around itself. The rhythm of the movement and the repetitive music have a hypnotic effect. In a kind of intoxicated state, we thus enter an imaginary space, which the artist describes in an accompanying text.
Excerpt of the Press realease of the Exhibtiion at Kunsthaus Pasquart Biel (CH)