In 2024, Diane Barthélemy painted a massive bunker on the dunes of Horizon in Cap Ferret, France : the SOLARGATE.
Enveloping the edifice once marked by trauma, replacing its dark history with vibrant reds, blues, and yellows - colors of hope, resilience and positive energy.
Art, in its simplest form, has the power to transform, turning even the most challenging spaces into sanctuaries of renewal.
A red dot marks the entrance to a corridor, gradually transforming the red into shades of orange and yellow. At its center, the SOLARGATE releases solar vibrations, which propagate across the octagonal red surface. The yellow rays unfold, overlapping a three-dimensional blue wave that originates at the base of the building, revealing a cellular form: the spirit.
Initiated in 2021, the SOLARGATE project takes place on the remains of the Atlantic Wall, transforming bunkers of our coasts into positive spaces to enable and nurture hopeful mindsets.
Visible on the dunes of Keremma (Brittany), the dunes of l'Horizon (Cap Ferret), and near Bayonne, this act of transformation unfolds on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. This intervention changes our visual perception of the coastline and invites on positive reflection and future transformations.
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