Leges Motus

Presented as part of Place des Arts’ Printemps nordique, Leges Motus (The Laws of Motion) is an animated video created by multimedia artists Dark Matters (Denmark). The piece is inspired by Edward Muybridge’s pioneering work on animal locomotion and adapted to the specific context of the Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme at Place des Arts, offering a mirror image of pedestrians moving through it. The artwork acts like an “inverted X-ray,” adding layers rather than removing them. Each visual variation offers a different dimension, another reality. The installation’s 35 screens function as distorting prisms, directing visitors’ attention toward different worlds.