Outrenoir

Lighting designMuseums, exhibitions, spacesProject index ↓
Victor Brauner, L’Aventure magique, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Paloma01 Victor Brauner, L’Aventure magiqueMonaco, Monaco · 2026A Seat at the Table, Museum of Islamic Art14 A Seat at the TableMuseum of Islamic Art, Doha · 2025Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Mudam, musée d'Art moderne Grand-Duc Jean36 Lynette Yiadom-BoakyeLuxembourg, Luxembourg · 2022Musée d'Orsay, Musée d'Orsay41 Musée d'OrsayMusée d'Orsay, Paris · 2020

Victor Brauner, L’Aventure magique (Monaco), A Seat at the Table (Doha), Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (Luxembourg), Musée d'Orsay (Paris).

Outrenoir

Take away
to reveal

The name comes from outrenoir, beyond black: the light that black reveals. Outrenoir designs light for artworks and spaces, and always begins by taking away.

Light that is discreet yet essential, able to reveal the works without altering them, to give relief to spaces and to offer visitors a comfortable visit.

Our approach

The studio

One studio,
three perspectives

Outrenoir is a lighting design studio dedicated to showing artworks and spaces at their best: museums, exhibitions, heritage sites and cultural venues.

The studio builds on Ugo Cerina's career. After graduating with a DNSEP from the École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence in 2013, he discovered lighting while working with lighting designers and soon turned to museum lighting.

More than fifteen years of experience, from lighting technician to lighting designer, including seven years at the Musée d'Orsay lighting the collections, have given him a sensitive expertise in contact with the works. Since 2010, more than 270 projects: temporary and permanent exhibitions, new museums, in Paris, Monaco, Luxembourg, Doha or Abu Dhabi.

With Célia Jouve, Gauthier Le Rouzic and Fleur Cerina, the studio works with museums, artists, curators, architects, exhibition designers and other lighting designers, from design to technical delivery.

The studio

Ugo Cerina
15 ansand more of experience, from lighting technician to lighting designer
7 ansat the Musée d'Orsay, lighting the collections
270projects and more since 2010, in France and abroad
2013DNSEP, École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence
Célia Jouve
6 anslighting manager for the exhibitions of the Musée des Confluences, from 2018 to 2024
2024lighting designer at the Seamless agency since May
3fields: museums, performing arts, contemporary art
Lyonwhere she is based, between museum, stage and exhibitions
Gauthier Le Rouzic
2014DNSEP, École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence
30group exhibitions and more, from Chambéry to Madrid, Quebec, Cairo, Fukuoka and Mexico City
12productions, exhibition designs and assistantships for other artists
4digital twins of museums and exhibitions with Le Centre
Project index

Projects

Temporary exhibitions and permanent collections, from Paris to Monaco, Luxembourg and Doha: 41 projects from 2020 to 2026.

Full index

Victor Brauner, L’Aventure magique, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Paloma01 Victor Brauner, L’Aventure magiqueMonaco, Monaco · 2026Video Killed the Radio Star, Mudam, musée d'Art moderne Grand-Duc Jean02 Video Killed the Radio StarLuxembourg, Luxembourg · 2026Étonnants médicaments, Salagon, musée et jardins03 Étonnants médicamentsSalagon, Mane · 2026Kazuo Kitai, l’éloge du quotidien, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris04 Kazuo Kitai, l’éloge du quotidienMaison de la culture du Japon à Paris, Paris · 2026A Whole New World, Mudam, musée d'Art moderne Grand-Duc Jean05 A Whole New WorldLuxembourg, Luxembourg · 2026Le sentiment de la nature, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Paloma06 Le sentiment de la natureMonaco, Monaco · 2026Between Then and Now, Mudam, musée d'Art moderne Grand-Duc Jean07 Between Then and NowLuxembourg, Luxembourg · 2026Empire of Light: Visions and Voices of Afghanistan, Museum of Islamic Art08 Empire of Light: Visions and Voices of AfghanistanMuseum of Islamic Art, Doha · 2026
Fields
01

Exhibitions

Temporary exhibitions in museums, art centres and foundations: framing, profile spots, atmosphere and conservation of the works.

02

Collections

Permanent galleries and new museums: lasting light, focused work by work, as at the Musée d'Orsay.

03

Artists and spaces

Artists' installations, heritage sites and cultural venues, with artists, architects and exhibition designers.

Method

Six steps,
one project

From design to technical delivery, the studio is involved at every step, for a seamless integration of the lighting that respects the works and the specific needs of each space.

01

Listening

Meeting the museum, the curator, the artist, the exhibition designer or the architect: the narrative, the visitor route, the schedule and the budget.

02

The works and the space

Study of the works and their sensitivity to light, of volumes, materials and daylight, and of conservation constraints.

03

Design

A stance that serves the project: what to reveal, what to leave in shadow, the atmosphere and the comfort of the visit.

04

Tailored solutions

Choice of fixtures, optics and filters, illuminance calculations, costed scenarios fitted to the needs of the space.

05

Technical delivery

Following the installation with the venue's teams and the contractors, for a discreet and seamless integration of the lighting.

06

Focusing

Aiming and focusing work by work, in contact with the works: the know-how gained over seven years at the Musée d'Orsay.

Studio

A space
to light?

Tell us about the space, how it is used and your schedule: we will come back to you with a first reading and a proposal.

Write to the studio