ARCHEOLOGY OF THE INVISIBLE
Salome Guillemin
Graduation Project 2017
Archeology of the invisible is a project through which Salome developed a synthetic archeologic site exploring modern interpretations of ancient artefacts, in particular the "Cupules" phenomenon. Those new artefacts take the shape of instruments that produce sound with the magnetism of our bodies when we come in close contact with them, thus exposing the invisible potential of human beings: from their conductive and magnetic composition to their myths and the narratives that they imagine.
Scientific advisor: Elena Burri-Wyser, archaeologist.
FURTHER READING:
The day we became aliens
Speleofacts
Blog
Archeology of the invisible
Materials:
Aluminium, Sand, Carpet, Plaster, Neon tube, Water
Grotto and Cupules:
Sugar, Aluminium, Wood (mdf), Neon tube
Photography:
@HEAD Michel Giesbrecht
Special thanks to:
Elena Burri-Wyser, all the teachers and intervenants of the Master, and to my dear friends and colleagues for those tow beautiful years. Thanks to my tutor Noam Toran
www.salomeguillemin.com
EP01 SPELEOFACTS: THE GROTTO AS A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
"The regular geometry of the stalagmite circles, the arrangement of broken stalagmites and several traces of fire demonstrate the anthropogenic origin of these constructions. (…)" Their presence far from the entrance (at 336m) of the cave indicates that humans from this period (176.5 years ago) used this space for immaterial purpose. The grotto was only used as a place where humans created myths together. The development of common concept is considered a major step toward human modernity.
* Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France. By Jacques Jaubert Sophie Verheyden Dominique Genty, Michel Soulier, Hai Cheng, Dominique Blamart, Christian Burlet, Hubert Camus, Serge Delaby, Damien Deldicque, R. Lawrence Edwards, Catherine Ferrier, François Lacrampe-Cuyaubère, François Lévêque, Frédéric Maksud, Pascal Mora, Xavier Muth, Édouard Régnier, Jean-Noël Rouzaud, Frédéric Santos.
EP02 CUPULES
Cupules are recesses dug in rocks by human being. They are very difficult to date, they span the time from lower Paleolithic (200 000 years ago) to the 20th century, they are everywhere in the world and we still do not know what is their meaning or function. Cupules follow 3 rules:
An uncanny light, like an aura.
Sounds, music or voices.
A totemic object which brings everyone around it, like fire, or here archeologic artefacts.
