(EN) Julien Paccard's exhibitions "Been there, done that" and "Been there, done that. Encore!" show the same selection of artworks - but rearranged in space to explore how environments shape interaction, mapping collective rhythms through footprints and found patterns.

Our environments, whether urban fabric or natural landscape, are a collection of collective experiences, memories and feelings that have evolved over time. As social beings, we influence and assimilate each other, forming dense, interwoven systems.

For the first of his two solo exhibitions, Julien Paccard presents two artworks that are open to territories and emphasize that the spaces we inhabit are never neutral, but actively shape interactions: The "Déjà-vu" series and the video installation "Footsteps #1".

"The "Déjà-vu" series takes an empirical approach: it channels impulses from my personal experiences. Be it on everyday walks through my neighborhood or while traveling. I spontaneously photograph randomly discovered check patterns without changing their surroundings or questioning the result too much. Each shot is automatically converted into a square black and white format, creating a constant collection of clichés that emphasize the repetitive rhythm of life. I see this motif in my work as a kind of ready-made.

Although these images document real situations, they are filtered through my individual perspective. This seemingly ordinary and universal pattern can evoke different interpretations depending on the viewer and context. But one can recognize in these constellations of black and white squares a fragment of the collective memory of our world.

The selection of images for this exhibition is random. Nevertheless, their arrangement follows the proportions of the room and thus illustrates the repetition in my artistic practice. At the same time, it serves as a guideline for the subsequent placement of further compositions in the same room. The collection on display comprises almost a thousand photographs that challenge the viewer's perception of the works and the space."

"With my video installation "Footsteps #1", I invite visitors to explore the relationships between people and their surroundings. The work illustrates the global flow of information through spontaneous social interactions within deliberately designed urban conditions.

Every step on the ground is translated into music, expressing our shared, collective behavior.

The standardized metal grid evokes an industrial and systematic framework that allows for countless variations. Its geometric, playful character suggests an expansive system that creates a dynamic tension between rigor and freedom and can expand as far as the imagination allows within the limits of the available space. This approach is reminiscent of the use of protocol and seriality as functional tools by the group Art & Language."

(Julien Paccard's exhibitions "Been there, done that" and "Been there, done that. Encore!" show the same selection of artworks - but rearranged in space to explore how environments shape interaction, mapping collective rhythms through footsteps and found patterns.

Our surroundings, whether urban fabric or natural terrain, are accumulations of collective experiences, memory, and feeling, woven through time. We, as social beings, influence and attune to one another, producing dense, interlaced systems.

For the second of his two solo exhibitions, he shows two artworks that are porous to the space they occupy, emphasizing that the territories we inhabit are never neutral but actively shape interactions: the series "Déja-vu", and the video installation "Footsteps #1".

"The "Déjà-vu" series takes an empirical approach: it channels impulses sourced from my personal experiences, whether during everyday walks through my neighborhood or while traveling abroad. I spontaneously photograph check patterns found by chance on my way, without altering their environment and without overthinking the pictorial outcome. Every snapshot is automatically converted to a square, black-and-white format, producing a consistent accumulation of clichés that underscore the repetitive rhythm of life. I regard this motif in my work as a kind of ready-made.

While these pictures document existing situations, they are filtered through my singular point of view. This seemingly ordinary and universal pattern can trigger different interpretations depending on the viewer and the context of display. Yet one can read through those constellations of black-and-white squares a fragment of the collective memory of our world.

The selection of pictures for this exhibition is random. Nevertheless, their arrangement follow the room's proportions, outlining the recurrence of repetition in my practice and simultaneously gives a guideline along which the next compositions could later be placed in the same room. The presented collection consists of nearly a thousand of accumulated photos which challenge the viewers' perception of both the works and the space."

"With my video installation "Footsteps #1", I invite visitors to explore the relationships between people and their surroundings. This piece suggests the global flow of information through spontaneous social interactions within deliberately constructed urban conditions.

Each impact on the ground is musically transposed as an expression of our shared, collective behaviors.

The standardized metal grid evokes an industrial and systematic framework, capable of producing limitless variations. Its geometric, playful character suggests an expansive framework that creates a dynamic tension between strictness and liberty, able to extend as far as imagination allows within the limits of its available space. This approach recalls the Art & Language group's use of protocol and seriality as functional tools."