London,UK–‘This is the story of the Studio, a vast workshop distended in space and time. Even now, machines are whirring, plans are planning, and electrons spinning, all according to a most fantastic choreography.’

So reads an excerpt from French artist Loris Gréaud’s Cellar Door (Once is Always Twice) libretto, part of a fascinatingly magical installation currently on show at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Descend into a three-roomed world à la Alice in Wonderland, where the sounds of opera fill the air, and repetition is a constant. Look out for three waiters serving black champagne, and make sure you pick up his tasteless sweets through which you may ‘project whatever flavour you like’.

Loris Gréaud (b. 1979, Eaubonne) studied at the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris and at the Ecole Nationale Superiéure des Beaux-arts de Cergy. He has set up his own record label, and in 2004 he created DGZ Research with architects Marc Dölger ad Damien Ziakovic.

Cellar Door (Once is Always Twice): until 22 June 2008

Image courtesy of ICA

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