Architecture & Design
Push open the front door of the building at 124 avenue Achille Peretti in Neuilly-sur-Seine, and you’ll be immersed in an unprecedented sensory experience, an unreal universe that links neurobiology and art in our living spaces. Guillaume Bottazzi’s enamels project a light that positively alters our behavior.
Twenty-two backlit creations
The result of a collaboration with ORY architecture and an interior decorator, the brand-new “Galerie Peretti” residential development, a former Citroën garage rehabilitated into a 56-unit housing complex, is now home to a one-of-a-kind artistic project: twenty-two backlit works by Guillaume Bottazzi.
These luminous works are not simply decorative elements. They plunge the viewer into a dreamlike universe, where art dialogues with neurobiology to positively influence our well-being. Soft curves, light effects, immersive shapes: everything is designed to arouse emotion and soften our perception of spaces.
By combining art and science, they stimulate dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, creating sensations of pleasure, attachment and well-being. A whole new world of sensory poetry invites itself into our daily lives.
These creations are the mark of a profound transformation in our environment, since science now acknowledges that when we are confronted with sensory experiences, the effects on us are measurable. This leads the artist to compose in conjunction with scientific data, which is becoming richer by the day. Numerous publications help to refine our knowledge, which in turn, when combined with aesthetic proposals, produce positive effects on our behavior.
Ecological and sustainable materials
The project’s commitment doesn’t stop at aesthetics. The materials used to create these works are natural and made from enamels, materials used in jewelry and stained glass. Durable and weather-resistant, these minerals are reduced to powder and deposited on tempered and laminated glass. Enamel is a powdered natural material composed of various minerals, including silica, feldspar, kaolin, metal oxides, titanium, copper carbonate, cobalt, iron oxide, manganese and tin. The bases are made of lacquered wood, and the LEDs are low-energy consumption.
Guillaume Bottazzi, art for well-being
Guillaume Bottazzi is a leading figure in contemporary environmental art. For over thirty years, he has been exhibiting his work in the four corners of the globe: in Europe, Asia and the United States. He has created over 100 works in public spaces, often commissioned by cultural institutions, cities or ministries.
A pioneer of neuroaesthetics, the artist integrates neuroscience research into his practice. His aim: to create environments that promote our mental, cognitive and emotional development. In 2023, forty of his environmental artworks scattered across France took part in the 40th European Heritage Days. In 2024, he created a monumental 150 m² polyptych in Paris La Défense, which was selected by Paris 2024 as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The work, visible from the Grande Arche, is part of the largest open-air art trail in France.