Laurent Grasso
Orchid Island
© Photo / Claire Dorn
The Project
Film
This black-and-white film, shot in the remote natural landscapes of Taiwan, explores the beauty and tensions of the island. The striking contrasts between light and shadow, and the use of an aerial camera, create an eerie atmosphere. The camera, like a living creature, floats above the landscapes, then alights for a closer look. Director Grasso explains that his film aims to ‘create an altered state of consciousness, akin to hypnosis’. The film's music, a hypnotic melody accompanied by electronic sounds, reinforces the film's fascinating effect.
The mission
The Studio's mission
3D / VFX / Postproduction
Laurent Grasso
French contemporary installation and video artist.
A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris in 2001, Laurent Grasso also studied at the Cooper Union School in New York, the Central Saint Martins School of Art in London and Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing. He was resident at the Pavillon du Palais de Tokyo in 2001 and at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York in 2007, and was a resident at the Villa Medici in Rome in 2004. Laurent Grasso won the Altadis prize in 2005 and the Marcel-Duchamp prize in 2008. In 2015, he was named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.