Enfermé dehors 1 & 2 - Thaïlande
Artist:
Audrey Nervi
Date:
2006
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Materials:
Oil paint, Canvas
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
Domain:
Peinture
From her travels in Thailand, Audrey Nervi retained the image of a young man walking on a beach with rubber rings on his shoulders. On her return, she chose to paint this moment for its evocative power. The reportage quality of the scene refers directly to current events. The inflatable objects in the centre of the canvas can refer to ecological and social considerations: rising water levels and the environment on the one hand, wandering and the margins of society on the other. The title, Enfermé dehors (Locked outside), refers both to the blindness of the media and to their refusal to communicate on compromising or taboo subjects which they suppress in the realm of the unspeakable, the unspoken. The anonymous protagonist depicted from behind becomes a symbol: he allows the painter to initiate a pictorial dialogue with the contemporary world by embodying her hopes for change and her desire for alter-globalization.
Text written by Elea Dargelos as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Text written by Elea Dargelos as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
Antidote 3
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 13 Sep to 03 Nov 2007
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 13 Sep to 03 Nov 2007
Enlève ton masque
Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris (France)
from 03 Feb to 03 Mar 2007
Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris (France)
from 03 Feb to 03 Mar 2007