Memoire Vive

For the first time since it opened in June 2018, the Musée de la Romanité will be exploring the links between classical antiquity and the modern world to showcase its archaeological collections while adopting a contemporary, artistic approach that harnesses digital technology.

The Austrian sculptor draws inspiration from antique Græco-Roman statuary and proposes re-interpretations, using digital technologies. At this exhibition, Oliver Laric is to show some fifteen original sculptures and several other digital pieces inspired by works in the permanent collections of the Musée de la Romanité and, more generally, the antique heritage of Nîmes.

He uses 3D scanning to make digital copies of historical works in museums or private collections and comes up against the problems raised by copies, serial reinterpretation and the remix of original works.