Temps plein (de nuit)

performative act, photographic documentation, book, 2020

Extension of Temps plein (de jour) (Full-time (daytime)), based on a childhood memory suggesting nighttime learning by slipping lessons under one’s pillow.

For Temps plein (de nuit) (Full-time (nighttime)), a series of books that interested the artist but were too bulky for him to start reading were transformed into a pillow for one night.

The work consists of two parts: the book in question, presented closed and intact, and a photograph depicting the artist in the midst of performative sleep. The value of the works depends on the number of unread pages in each book.