Nelly Ben Hayoun: Shiny Gold

Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian accepted La Gaîté Lyrique’s invitation for its 10th anniversary and created “Shiny Gold”, with guidance from the narrative superpowers of Capitaine futur. This vibrant installation draws from scientific references to interweave non-linear narratives that expand the horizons of our knowledge and reimagine our techno-ecological environments.

Science has not been given its just due by our media-driven societies, which worship the present and real-time information, but features prominently in Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian’s work. Her rococo realm artwork pairs aesthetics with a narrative informed by scientific knowledge, to recount the symbiosis of energy and lifeforms while using distortions in scale to underline our microscopic place in the universe in relation to the sun, and our obsolescent existence.