Vénus et Mars, 2017

“Le Havre cosmic port” is the vision of artist Félicie d'Estienne d'Orves, who has transformed the EDF thermal power plant, located on the edge of the René Coty basin, into a space beacon.

The two chimneys breathe in unison with Mars and Venus, 
lighting up at varying intervals depending on the “light time” of the two stars—that is, the duration of a journey from Mars to Earth or Venus to Earth at the speed of light. It's a way for Le Havre to take the pulse of the solar system in a dreamlike way."
EDF Chimneys
A Summer in Le Havre, 2017

Curator
Jean Blaise

Collaboration
Fabio Acero, astrophysicist at the Astrophysics, Interactions, and Multi-scales Laboratory (AIM/CNRS).