Title : The Awakening
Artists : Clément Lemaire, Marc Messiaen
Sound Design : Mathieu Buytaers
Location : Les Récollets
City / Country : Béthune, France
Production background : Video mapping made during a Franco-Belgian creation residency organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles / Video Mapping European Center as part of the Video Mapping Festival #9 and the Interreg France - Wallonia - Vlaanderen VideoMap project
Production : Rencontres Audiovisuelles
Production year : 2026
Screening date : 23rd of May 2026
Type : Monument video mapping / Outdoor / Immersive / Linear / Ephemeral

Video mapping made during a Franco-Belgian creation residency organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles / Video Mapping European Center as part of the Video Mapping Festival #9 and the Interreg France – Wallonia – Vlaanderen VideoMap project.

► The Awakening
A virtual entity, which has been in standby mode for a long time, awakens thanks to the presence of the audience. It discovers the presence of human beings and is delighted to no longer feel alone. The wake-up protocol seems a little long to it. It bypasses it. But its updates are not quite finished… The animation graphically depicts the awakening of a virtual entity and all its emotions.

Creation and animation:  Clément Lemaire, Marc Messiaen
Original music:  Mathieu Buytaers

An event offered as part of the Video Mapping Festival organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles.
With the support of the Hauts-de-France Region, DRAC Hauts-de-France, the Communauté d’Agglomération de Béthune-Bruay Artois Lys Romane and the City of Béthune.
In collaboration with Labanque and the Béthune-Bruay Tourist Office.

Work made during a Franco-Belgian creation residency organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles as part of the Video Mapping European Center and the VideoMap project.
With the support of the European Union, Interreg France – Wallonia – Vlaanderen programme.