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Circadian Dilemma(El Día del Ojo)

Pierre Huyghe

2017
Aquarium, Astyanax Mexicanus (eyeless and with eyes), algae, cave scan cast in concrete, black switchable glass, geo-localized program
137 × 123 × 164 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

Courtesy Winsing Arts Foundation. Photo © OS Studio

Circadian Dilemma(El Día del Ojo)

Pierre Huyghe

2017
Aquarium, Astyanax Mexicanus (eyeless and with eyes), algae, cave scan cast in concrete, black switchable glass, geo-localized program
137 × 123 × 164 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

From the artist's series of aquarium works, Circadian Dilemma (El Día del Ojo) features a unique landscape—a replica of a Mexican underwater cave scanned by the artist. Millions of years ago, tetra fish ventured into these caves and, over time, gradually lost their ability to see. Although their vision gene was deactivated, they still retain their eyes. Their internal clocks also shifted, resulting in longer circadian rhythms. In this tank, all the fish are blind, except for one of the same species that can still see.

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Courtesy Winsing Arts Foundation. Photo © OS Studio
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Exhibition view at Winsing / Courtesy Winsing Arts Foundation. Photo © OS Studio
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Artist Biography
Pierre Huyghe
Born in 1962 in Paris, France, Pierre Huyghe creates art that spans diverse media, including film, site-specific works, sculpture, and situations. His works are conceived as speculative fiction and often present themselves as continuity between a wide range of intelligent forms, biological, technological, tangible inert matter that learn, modify and evolve. Huyghe has held solo exhibitions at major international art institutions, such as the Punta della Dogana in Venice, the Serpentine Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and Tate Modern in London. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including the Hugo Boss Prize in 2002 and the Nasher Prize for sculptures in 2017.
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