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SPECTACLES PANORAMA, 2007 Panorama, realized together with Benoît Lalloz and Martial Galfione, is a large curved screen, a contemporary version of the 19th century panorama, presenting a luminously nocturnal vision of great metropolises like Dakar, Paris, Moscow, Tehran, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Los Angeles, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro. The composition reveals a subjective cartography, and the lights are caught by the opposite wall that is painted in glossy grey. Panorama, 2007 Collaboration with Benoît Lalloz and Martial Galfione Large-scale curved light installation. Skylines of various urban centres abstracted into a program of flickering LED lights. The curving shape refers to the 19th century panoramic tradition, a large-scale 360 degree picture, often of landscapes or urban scenes, designed to dazzle audiences with immersive verisimilitude. Installation view: Expodrome, Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2007 (DGF 163) 32