Studio Idaë — Are you talking to me?

Set design

Are you talking to me?

Are you talking to me? Uses and applications of connected objects. Exhibition co-produced by the city of Enghien-les-bains and the Cité du design of Saint-Etienne, with the contribution of the UNESCO creative cities of Design: Beijing, Detroit, Dundee, Graz, Helsinki, Kobe, Montreal, Nagoya, Saint-Etienne, Seoul and Shenzhen.

The exhibition is comprised of two sides: the first are illustrated frescos of a lively and green smart city.

Are you talking to me? Unesco Cité du design centre des arts Enghien Isabelle Daëron

On the opposite side, the objects being presented take the floor. When a sensor is activated by the visitor the objects talk and respond to the question being asked by the exhibition’s title. Didactic or narrative, these texts have been written by Sophie Coiffier and performed by the professional actors Allyson Ezell and William Martin. They tell about the use and function of such these objects, they also underline possible abuses of technologies.

Are you talking to me? Unesco Cité du design centre des arts Enghien Isabelle Daëron

2017
Exhibition area: 300 m2
Views at the Serrurerie, Enghien-les-bains

Design team:
Isabelle Daëron, Charlotte Baverel, Elizabeth Hong (intern).
Thanks to the great team of Centre des Arts and more especially to Sarah Faguer and Arnaud Véron.

Co-curators:
Dominique Roland, Director of the Centre des Arts, City of Enghien-les-bains
Olivier Peyricot, Designer and Director of the Research Department at the Cité du design
Soundscape:
texts: Sophie Coiffier / voices: Allyson Ezell, William Martin
Coordination:
Sarah Faguer, Office for production, Centre des Arts, City of Enghien-les-bains
Josyane Franc : Director of International Affairs, Cité du design, City of Saint-Etienne
Sound recording:
And Good Day, Romain Passerone
Executive production:
I Make Things Happen, Julien Granger
Technical management:
Jérôme Kerner, Vincent Tirlemont, Arnaud Véron