"[...] Definition. When any given bodies of the same or different magnitude are compelled by other bodies to remain in contact, or if they be moved at the same or different rates of speed, so that their mutual movements should preserve among themselves a certain fixed relation, we say that such bodies are in union, and that together they compose one body or individual, which is distinguished from other bodies by this fact of union [...]
( Spinoza, Ethics)

COURT-CIRCUIT, video, 8 mn, 2003

The chemist's neon sign is a symbol that attracts us, whether it is in or out of its usual context. It is more than a signboard, it plays with the sound of the streets and the city. It is like a target for a human sized video game. This cross has the capacity to focus attention on it.
Changing its disposition by projecting it on the floor and out of its context, it becomes an entertaining and rhythmic sign. It goes being the sign for a chemist to looking like the dance floor of a nightclub.

"[…] Sophie Usunier presents a live snake behind a glass screen in the courtyard. It has always been considered as a dangerous animal, cruel and wicked, but in this case the artist shows it like something positive and good. In Mythology it represents Esculapio, the god of medicine, and has become from antique times till today, the emblem for medicine, doctors, chemists, and a symbol of health and recovery.
In both case, the artist creates a "Short-circuit". What we know as a sign of care and safety she makes into a hypnotic and disturbing element, while what is usually seen as a danger becomes a sign of wellbeing and positivity."
(Elena Bordignon, curator, 2003)