On Edge
At first glance, On Edge is a boa with bright blue feathers that appears to be floating, when in fact it is lying on a parallelepiped whose material reflects the space surrounding it. These two objects conceal and reveal each other by disturbing our gaze. The geometric rigidity is confronted with the softness and sensuality of the boa. Through a certain theatricality, this assemblage interacts with the space where it is located and with those who encounter it. As the work is constantly changing, an infinite number of images can be applied to it. This restlessness is the strength of Delphine Coindet’s work, thwarting norms and conventions, in particular those of a certain masculinity associated with minimal art, by imposing “the notion of doubt as a value in itself", in the words of the artist.
Text written by Camille Philippon as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
Le Crédac, Ivry-Sur-Seine (France)
from 21 Jan to 26 Mar 2006
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 01 Oct to 29 Oct 2005
from 30 Jun to 10 Sep 2005