Sabrina Ratté
PLANE of INCIDENCE 2024
Plane of Incidence explores the convergence of objects and living beings, drawing inspiration from their conceptual, spiritual, and scientific connections. Informed by philosophical concepts such as object agency, animism, and Lynn Margulis’s “Interliving,” this video series seeks to re-enchant reality by exploring the interconnectedness of all forms of existence.
Featuring portraits of abandoned intimate objects discovered randomly in the streets of Montreal and Marseille, the series places these objects in environments where they interact with the living, resulting in unexpected manifestations. Inspired by the notion of speculative evolution, the project imagines uncontrollable trajectories of life that can both mesmerize and annihilate.
The project also includes hybrid video segments between the artist’s creations and artificial intelligence, contributing to the imagination of unpredictable paths in the evolution of this ‘third nature’.
About the Artist
Sabrina Ratté is a Canadian artist based in Montreal. Using tools, such as 3D scans, analog video synthesizers, and 3D animation, her formal approach serves as the foundation for the creation of ecosystems that manifest across various platforms, from interactive installations to series of videos, digital prints, sculptures, or virtual Reality. Exploring the convergence of technology and biology, the interplay between materiality and virtuality, and the speculative evolution of our environment, her work is influenced by the realms of science fiction, philosophy, and theoretical writings. Ratté portrays worlds devoid of humans, where forgotten remnants continue to evolve and forge new relationships with the ecosystem.
Her work has been exhibited in institutions such as Laforet Museum in Tokyo, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Centre Pompidou in Paris, the PHI Center in Montreal, the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. She has presented solo exhibitions at Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, Fotografiska in Shanghai, and Arsenal Contemporary Art in Montreal and New York. Notably, her work is part of the collection at the Montreal Contemporary Art Museum. Ratté was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award in Canada in 2019 and went on to receive the award in 2020.