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Supercordes
2010
Benoît Lemercier
Sculpture
135 x 97 x 41 cm
Painted steel
The “Supercordes” series is based on a physics theory which describes subatomic particles as vibrating strings and not as particles. These strings would be a billion times smaller than a proton, and the differences in vibration create different particles: one would generate an electron, another a proton, a third one a photon, etc. In the mid-1980s, physicists Michael Green and John Schwarz proved that this theory would be able to unify the four forces that govern the universe. However, it generates such complex mathematical calculations that it is currently impossible to check them concretely. Benoit Lemercier endeavoured to give these Superstrings a poetic shape.
The “Supercordes” series is based on a physics theory which describes subatomic particles as vibrating strings and not as particles. These strings would be a billion times smaller than a proton, and the differences in vibration create different particles: one would generate an electron, another a proton, a third one a photon, etc. In the mid-1980s, physicists Michael Green and John Schwarz proved that this theory would be able to unify the four forces that govern the universe. However, it generates such complex mathematical calculations that it is currently impossible to check them concretely. Benoit Lemercier endeavoured to give these Superstrings a poetic shape.
Benoît Lemercier
France
Born in 1965
Born in 1965, Angers, France.
Lives and works in Paris and Eauze in Gers.
To create his plastic works, Benoit Lemercier looked to the world of science, particularly that relating to current fundamental research. In order to travel into the heart of the matter, he organised and divided his production into series. Each one is inspired by a specific problem.
Lives and works in Paris and Eauze in Gers.
To create his plastic works, Benoit Lemercier looked to the world of science, particularly that relating to current fundamental research. In order to travel into the heart of the matter, he organised and divided his production into series. Each one is inspired by a specific problem.
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Benoît Lemercier
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