Tarik Talk · Tarik Mendes

Le Botanique Brussels Belgium – Adrien Lucca Installation Process (Season 28, Episode 6)

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Adrien Lucca discusses his exhibition on moth vision, revealing how nocturnal insects see colors we cannot perceive.

This episode of Tariq Talk features host Tariq Mendes interviewing artist Adrien Lucca in Brussels, Belgium. Lucca is a creator whose practice focuses on monumental art and scientific inquiry. The conversation explores his current projects and artistic research. Lucca is developing a large, rose window-like glass structure intended to float inside a building, pending commission approval. He is also preparing an exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Brussels. His research for this exhibition involves studying the color vision of nocturnal moths that pollinate flowers at night. A significant part of his work involves creating physical samples and proposals for these large-scale installations. He maintains a website and Instagram under his name, Adrien Lucca, and a separate account called Studio Adrien Lucca. The interview takes place inside a studio in Brussels. The insight that moths can see colors in near-total darkness, unlike humans, forms a core inspiration for his museum exhibition. His artistic process merges technical material work, like crafting glass samples, with deep scientific curiosity. Lucca operates in a proposal-driven field where major projects depend on external commissions and approvals. The episode reveals how an artist's studio can be a site for both practical fabrication and theoretical research. The tone is casual and conversational, centered on a friendly interview in a studio setting. The style is exploratory, focusing on the guest's current creative process and interests. Listeners interested in contemporary art, cross-disciplinary practices, and the practical realities of large-scale public art would enjoy this episode. Those seeking highly produced narratives or debates might find it too brief and focused on a single artist's workflow.

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