Sílvia Raposo

(Peintre) (Sculpteur) (Artiste num�rique)

Editions AVRIL 2027

The duo Empório Aragão, composed of the twin designers, artists, and entrepreneurs Sílvia and Mónica Raposo, is an innovative fusion of art, fashion, and technology. Their journey has championed the implementation and exploration of artificial intelligence, holography, and virtual reality in the arts and design industry, opening a dialogue on sustainability and efficiency in these sectors. Both PhD students in Arts and Moving Image at FBAUL/ESTC, the duo first exhibited their digital collections at the Saatchi Gallery in London, followed by exhibitions in Paris, Milan, New York, Osaka, Lisbon, and Cairo.

Site web : www.emporioaragao.com

130x130 cm
Holography
7800 €

Installed within the Carrousel du Louvre, this 130 cm centerpiece commands the space"not through physical mass, but through an almost ethereal presence. Occupying nearly the entirety of the booth, the work invites the viewer to engage in an exercise of deconstruction: what defines an artistic object when matter is replaced by light? This holographic installation problematizes the very essence of three-dimensionality. Here, texture is no longer tactile; it is a luminous interpretation, a transposition of density into photons. As we observe the work, we realize that "three-dimensionality" is not a fixed property of the object, but a relational construction. The scale of the piece fluctuates according to our position in the room; its translucency shifts with our viewing angle, challenging the classical perception of sculpture. We are not presented with a representation of an object, but with its spectrum. By compelling the public to navigate around its variable geometry, the installation questions the authority of perspective and the nature of our own vision. At the heart of the Louvre, this work proposes a new ontology: an art form where "form" is not something possessed, but something experienced in the constant mutation of light and space. Collaborative piece with artists Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Marina Emphietzi, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Angela Thouless, Tohiona, Hana Kajioka, Elena Varnava and Sandhya Singh.