Controlled Burn
Fort Sainte-Agathe
JULIAN CHARRIÈRE
Controlled Burn
2022
4K film, 16:9 aspect ratio, 3D ambisonic soundscape, continuous video loop, 32 minutes Courtesy de l’artiste
Controlled Burn invites the viewer on a cosmic journey through deep time, soaring through an aerial landscape of imploding fireworks.
Shot with a first-person drone, this disorienting voyage takes in open pit coal mines, decommissioned oil rigs, and rusting cooling towers.
Throughout, amid whirling smoke and fire, implosions are intercut by flashing images of primordial unfurling ferns and fluttering moths – beings that evolved during the carboniferous geological period. Appearing at subliminal speed, Charrière offers these organisms as both spirit guides and living tokens for the vitality of fossil fuels.
Additionally, as markers for how the agency of coal, oil, and tar has come to haunt our contemporary imagination – taking root in our dreamlife; infesting visions of the world to come.
Linking celebratory pyrotechnics with extraction architectures, explosive momentum and technological obsolescence, Controlled Burn stages the fantasy of a dramatic return to sources of energy via implosion: a time before smoke.
Rates
Full rate : 5 €
Villa Carmignac visitor rate : 2,50€
(on presentation of a Villa Carmignac ticket)
Ticket office
Fort Sainte-Agathe
Schedules
Exhibition The Infinite Woman : From 27 April to 3 November, Tuesday to Sunday
2024 season schedules :
- From 10am to 6pm from April to June and from September to November (last admission 4-4.30pm)
- From 10am to 7pm in July and August (last entrance 5pm-5.30pm), extended opening on Thursdays from 10am to 10pm (last entrance 8pm-8.30pm).
Useful information
Dogs are not allowed, except for assistance dog.
Soft shoes are recommended to visit the gardens, you will need to take them off when visiting the building. Exhibitions can be discovered barefoot.
Pushchairs should be left at the entrance of the Villa. They are not allowed inside the building. A front-facing baby carrier may be required. The pushchairs can be retrieved for the garden tour.
Bicycles are not allowed on the site (bicycle parking is available for visitors).
For safety reasons, liquids (water bottles, flasks etc ) and backpacks are not allowed in the indoor areas.
Villa Carmignac is located on a protected site, rich in several rare and sensitive plant species. We ask our visitors to respect the regulations of the Port-Cros National Park, in particular the prohibition of smoking, littering, picnicking or picking plants.
Come and visit us
Click on the bubbles in the interactive map to consult the websites of the ports and get more information.
PORT DE LA TOUR FONDUE
Public shuttle : TLV company, reservation recommended during the summer period, click Hyères on the map above for more information.
Taxi Boat : Taxi Pelican
Traffic : during the summer period, if you plan to arrive between 9 am and midday and leave between 5 pm and 7 pm, we advise you to use other ports (see the list of ports of embarkation to Porquerolles Island on the site of Tourist Office).
Parking : paid parking, reservation is recommended here.
Crossing : 15 min