Superfluous Selfie
2019
Format: three-part video (triptych):
iPhone selfie, 4K camera, iPhone
Duration: 45 seconds
Materials: digital video, display screens, audio
Superfluous Brand
2020
Trademark registration (conceptual artwork / legal filing)
Medium: intellectual property registration, legal classification, administrative filing
Description:
A trademark filing for the name “Superfluous,” registered for €230 for 10 years. Class 25: Clothing; footwear; shirts; gloves (clothing); ties; hosiery; socks; slippers; beach footwear; ski footwear; underwear
Class 27: Carpets; doormats; rugs; wallpaper; gym mats; automotive carpets; artificial turf
27 JPG files hosted in an online storage space (Google Drive)
A sequence of letter-images forming the phrase “this is a superfluous cloud”
Materials: digital images (JPG), online hosting space
Superfluous GIF
2020
Digital animated GIF composed of two color photographs
Duration: looping animation (2 frames)
Materials: digital photographs, RGB color data, GIF format
Interactive generative website, unique digital work
Medium: web-based software, text input interface, looping script
Description: A website allowing users to input a sentence, which is then continuously repeated in an infinite loop. The user can control the speed of text generation through three settings: slow, medium, and fast.
Superfluous Pen
2024
Modified ballpoint pen, correction fluid, adhesive tape
Dimensions: approx. 14–16 × 0.8–1.2 cm
Materials: plastic pen, correction fluid, adhesive tape, ink
Edition: unique
Description: A correction-fluid applicator taped directly behind the pen tip erases the ink as it is written.
Superfluous Lemon
2024
Lemon with ink stamp
Dimensions: approx. 6×4 cm
Materials: lemon, ink
Edition: unique
Official manifesto / founding document
manifesto text, bilingual publication (French–English), offset printing, edition of 500 copies
Foundational text establishing the conceptual framework of the Superfluous movement. It outlines the movement’s principles while deliberately withholding a complete interpretative system, positioning indeterminacy as a constitutive element of the work.
Superfluous Association
2025
Official nonprofit registration / administrative artwork
Medium: association statutes, legal registration, administrative filing, institutional framework
Legal status: Registered nonprofit association under French law (Loi 1901).
Official catalogue / archival document
web-based catalogue, digital publication
Evolving, non-exhaustive inventory documenting superfluous gestures. Conceived as an open-ended archive, it expands continuously as new gestures are identified and incorporated. The catalogue includes itself as one of its own entries, creating a recursive structure.