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Residual Core, digital abstract artwork from the Core Archive series by Denis Leclerc, printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag

Residual Core

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Residual Core: A Digital Exploration of Memory and Tension

Residual Core is part of the Core Archive series — a contemplative body of work exploring digital density, suspended matter, and the quiet residue of memory. This piece unfolds through slow visual gestures, animated textures, and a persistent tension between form and erosion.

The animation begins with large textured surfaces. These gradually reveal themselves through opacity. In addition, a soft color field spills in, like sediment drifting into view. Subtle pulsations and blurred thresholds evoke something unresolved — the trace of guilt, or the heaviness of thought that won’t dissipate.

A looping motion suggests that even stillness is alive with tension. The ambient soundtrack, composed specifically for this piece, combines deep tones, granulated pulses, and occasional atonal surges. As a result, the audio mirrors the slow, layered rhythm of the composition.

Residual Core: Contextual Reflection

Residual Core emerges from a reflection on what remains after the visible has dissolved — a digital residue that resists erasure. Within the Core Archive series, this piece becomes a form of emotional sediment. It captures what is left behind when presence becomes memory, or when clarity fades into abstraction.

Inspired by erosion, guilt, and the limits of perception, the artwork invites the viewer to engage with what is unseen. In contrast, there’s a tension between exposure and concealment. The form seems to struggle to surface through a fog of time. It resists full comprehension and asks for contemplation rather than resolution.

Residual Core: Printed Edition

Residual Core is also available as a high-resolution archival print. It is produced with giclée technology on Hahnemühle Photo Rag — a fine art paper known for its soft texture and museum-quality depth.

This edition translates the digital density and visual tension of the screen-based version into a tangible object. Therefore, the printed work retains the layered composition and textured atmosphere of the moving image. It offers a contemplative presence, even in stillness.

Prints are available in three formats through the Limited Edition collection. Each print includes a 1-inch white border. In addition, all editions come signed and include a certificate of authenticity.

Watch the reel

View the contemplative reel for Residual Core on Instagram. The video includes text segments and audio developed specifically for this digital piece.

Full view of Threshold by Denis Leclerc – an abstract digital artwork in black and white, evoking a liminal presence.

Threshold

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Threshold – Liminal Drift

Threshold is part of the digital art project Liminal Drift by Denis Leclerc. First envisioned as a screen-based experience, the work now also exists as a still image; this print version stands on its own, quiet, self-contained, and suspended in silence. It explores the space between motion and stillness, between what appears and what slips away. In its soft presence and gentle restraint, Threshold nods to Agnes Martin and her idea of beauty as “innocence of mind.”

Soft gradients fade into a hazy depth. A shimmer hints at a boundary — perhaps a line, or the ghost of one. However, nothing settles. The image refuses to declare itself. As a result, viewers are invited to wait, to feel the uncertainty rather than resolve it.

Thresholds suggest beginnings, but they also imply hesitation. In this way, this work sits in that pause, between one moment and the next. It hovers between visibility and disappearance, between perception and intuition.

Threshold as Silent Motion

The animation unfolds slowly and without sound. Its pace encourages a meditative gaze. Text fades in gradually, appearing in three simple segments:

  • Not yet an image
  • Just a hesitation
  • Threshold

Together, these phrases appear gently, framed by silence and space. A subtle audio track accompanies the animation, blending with the pacing of the visual rhythm. It doesn’t dominate — instead, it amplifies the atmosphere without drawing attention to itself.. This contemplative movement echoes the quiet precision of Agnes Martin’s grids. However, while her forms remain fixed, this one drifts. It doesn’t state, it suggests. The animation also exists as a Reel on Instagram, where it introduces the tone and spirit of the Liminal Drift series.

Explore the Liminal Drift Series

Liminal Drift is an evolving body of work by Denis Leclerc. Each piece within the series explores liminality, slow transitions, and the poetics of near-absence. The series invites viewers to linger — not for resolution, but for resonance. Stillness becomes active. Motion becomes thought.

Print Available

The final still image of Threshold is also available as a collectible print through the Dimension Collection. These limited-edition prints use Giclée technology on Hahnemühle Photo Rag and include a 1-inch white border for framing. More than a captured frame, each print stands on its own. It transforms a fleeting gesture into a lasting presence.

  • Miniature Marvel – 12 in wide × 15.0 in tall – 504 $
  • Grand Gesture – 24 in wide × 30.01 in tall – 1024 $
  • Monumental Piece – 36 in wide × 45.01 in tall – 1924 $

Each edition comes signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. For acquisition or exhibition inquiries, please get in touch.

Abstract digital artwork by Denis Leclerc featuring sculptural blue and yellow forms on a soft atmospheric background, with a subtle diagonal line in the lower right corner.

Digital Fragments 407

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Interaction Between Gesture and Colour

Digital Fragments 407 emerged from a spontaneous interaction between gesture and colour. What began as curved forms quickly evolved. Saturated blues and yellows asserted themselves, creating a sculptural rhythm against a soft, atmospheric background.

At first, a thin diagonal line near the bottom right appeared by accident. Instead of removing it, I chose to keep it. That subtle mark became a quiet reminder that chance and intention often coexist in abstract work. In many cases, it is the unexpected that brings a composition to life.

Digital Fragments 407 is part of the larger Digital Fragments Series. This body of work explores abstraction in the digital realm, balancing gesture, texture, and light. Each piece aims to preserve a trace of movement, suspended in a state of stillness.

Digital Fragments 407 was also featured in the Festival Franco-Ontarien 2025, as part of a group exhibition celebrating the diversity of Franco-Ontarian artists presented by BRAVO.

Order Your Limited Edition Print

Digital Fragments 407 is available in three sizes. Each print is produced on museum-grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, ensuring exceptional depth, texture, and vibrancy.

  • Miniature Marvel (12” × 15”) — $504
  • Grand Gesture (24” × 30”) — $1024
  • Monumental Piece (36” × 45”) — $1924