Saint Gobain Concorde Paris

This photograph captured by Francis Saleil at Saint-Gobain's 350th anniversary celebration offers a vision of the "Sensations Futures" exhibition held at Place de la Concorde in Paris in October 2015. This shot features an imposing white building with padded forms in the background, truncated by a bright red edifice whose reflective surface visually enriches the composition. The photograph is deliberately cropped, creating lines that run through the image and add a geometric dimension to the work. The white, padded cubic pavilion in the background is called "LISTEN". One of four in the exhibition, it symbolizes the Saint-Gobain Group's acoustic performance. It offers a sound experience ranging from absolute silence to urban noise. The juxtaposition of the red building in front of the "LISTEN" pavilion creates a noisy visual energy. Touching on geometric abstraction with its lines, the photograph establishes a link with the music, underlined by the building's name in the background.