Cercle Show - Argy set - Jungfraujoch

At the Sphinx Observatory, the act of looking became the starting point for the studio’s first collaboration with Cercle. The site suggested a parallel between astronomers observing light and camera operators framing a performance. For Argy’s live show, Douze Degrés developed a series of optical structures through which the artist, the Alpine landscape and the changing daylight could be seen together.

The lenses offered the production team a field of experimentation, using transparency and distortion to compose images throughout the set and into sunset. Their design also responded to the realities of working at 3,464 metres: transport to the summit, changing weather and installation without prior access to the site. Adaptable fixing systems allowed the structures to be positioned according to the director’s needs. The project became a starting point for further studio research into optics, later continued through Frame 09.