In the Nave of the CCC OD, Hoël Duret presents the installation CONT#CT that follows on from his recent exhibitions and his film Drop Out (2020), a tale of anticipation against the backdrop of the climate crisis.

CONT#CT plunges us into a polyphonic immersive environment that brings together video, sculpture, painting and music through a sound creation by composer Vincent Malassis. Embedded in the same hypnotic movement, the works respond to each other and pulsate according to the incessant flow of images that saturate the space, drawing us into the heart of a virtual world that is equally seductive and disturbing.
This strange universe resounds like a distant and distorted echo of our familiar environment. Hoël Duret has indeed drawn from the infinite repertoire of videos available in the internet databases that fuel the world of communication and media en masse. As if everything had already been filmed, these productions, as uniform as they are sprawling, tend to replace reality and its representations. They draw a world parallel to the glossy beauty that today shapes the gaze and standardises the imaginary.
From this environment occupying the whole of the Nave emanates the voice of an explorer who seems lost inside the images. She comments on her journey into an inaccessible elsewhere, torn between an addictive fascination and the doubts that haunt her as she drifts away from reality.
Through this existential journey in the state of limbo of the digital world, Hoël Duret continues his investigation of the mystery of human destiny, in a world in disarray, in search of new narratives.





01/15 - CONT#CT (2022), installation view
HD 1080p video with sound, 16 ‘, projection on black tulle screen, autonomous control, neon flex, paintings, sculptures, flat screens.
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

02/15 - CONT#CT (2022), installation view
HD 1080p video with sound, 16 ‘, projection on black tulle screen, autonomous control, neon flex, paintings, sculptures, flat screens.
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

03/15 - CONT#CT (2022), installation view
HD 1080p video with sound, 16 ‘, projection on black tulle screen, autonomous control, neon flex, paintings, sculptures, flat screens.
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

04/15 - Dark waters #1 (2022)
Silicone, 43’’ flatscreen, HD 1080p video without sound 16’
Approx 100 x 250 x 40 cm
Image © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

05/15 - Deflect #4 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

06/15 :
🌘 (2022)
Acrylic lacquer and acrylic resin on canvas, aluminum stretcher.
180 x 120 x 2,5 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022
&
Deflect #1 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

07/15 :
Deflect #6 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022
&
🌑 (2022)
Acrylic lacquer and acrylic resin on canvas, aluminum stretcher.
180 x 120 x 2,5 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

08/15 - Deflect #3 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

09/15 - 🌒 (2022)
Acrylic lacquer and acrylic resin on canvas, aluminum stretcher.
180 x 120 x 2,5 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

10/15 - Deflect #5 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

11/15 - Dark waters #2 (2022)
Silicone, 43’’ flatscreen, HD 1080p video without sound 16’
Approx 100 x 120 x 40 cm
Image © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

12/15 - Dark waters #3 (2022)
Silicone, 43’’ flatscreen, HD 1080p video without sound 16’
Approx 100 x 120 x 40 cm
Image © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

13/15 - Dark waters #4 (2022)
Silicone, 43’’ flatscreen, HD 1080p video without sound 16’
Approx 100 x 120 x 40 cm
Image © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

14/15 :
Deflect #2 (2022)
Varnish on mirror pvc canvas, aluminum stretcher, loudspeaker.
180 x 120 x 16 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022
&
🌓 (2022)
Acrylic lacquer and acrylic resin on canvas, aluminum stretcher.
180 x 120 x 2,5 cm
Image CCC OD / Aurélien Mole, 2022 © Hoël Duret / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

15/15 - 💫(2022)
LED strip, nylon tube, control unit.
Approx. 700 x 700 x 400 cm