Jaeger-LeCoultre Unveils Passengers

Celebrating the astronomical phenomena related to the origin of how mankind measures time, luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre wanted to provide something special. French Guillaume Marmin has therefore worked on a new visual art for the Passengers: Through Time; latest creation of the Swiss watch manufacturer that’s available in the Vallée de Joux, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s home in the Swiss Jura. The artwork will travel to various global destinations as an integral part of the Stellar Odyssey Exhibition.

In order to represent the relationship between time and cosmos in the light of contemporary knowledge, Marmin created an inspiring environment that helps us see the beauty of the unseen along with the mathematical foundation of reality.

With the infinite reflections and unique perspectives, visitors will go on a stellar trip. In the passengers’ minds, this sophisticated and powerful interrelation of light, sound and movement captures the vastness of the cosmos. This second chapter, Passengers: Through Time, invites reflection on the real definition of time, along with discovering how the mysteries of the cosmos are translated into micro-mechanical wonders for the wrist.

For his commission to the Swiss watch manufacturer, Guillaume Marmin reflected the ambivalence of the present day in its relationship between nature and technology, while making use of advanced tools and digital media. He reinvented traditional ideas of sculpture, space and time, evoking the beauty of the imperceptible and the laws of physics, mingling sound and light to create a new world of images and narrations, and transporting the viewer to another plane.

“I try to carry out an approach that is both conceptual and technical at the same time. I am always looking for new tools to experiment with, the times we live in are particularly conducive to this. When we work around light, we are always at the crossroads of scientific, artistic but also philosophical, even mystical questions,” explained the French artist. “With contemporary tools, I am interested in abstract forms, movement or still in the light. There is also this same desire to take the works out of the galleries, to invest the public space and to find new distribution networks,” he added.

Chief Executive Officer of Jaeger-LeCoultre Catherine Rénier mentioned that “The way his work sparks the imagination and creates a sense of awe and wonder captures perfectly the feeling we get when we look at the night sky and contemplate the movements of the stars and planets. In this sense, as well as the elegance and underlying complexity of his systems, we see an exact parallel with watchmaking. As it explores the very meaning of time, Passengers: Through Time is an outstanding expression of our Stellar Odyssey theme this year.”