White as snow - Sans titre (Tronc coudé) n°2/5, Sans titre (Plissé) n°2/5, Sans titre (Tilleul) n°1/5, Sans titre (Flammes) n°1/5, Sans titre (Colonne) n°2/5, Sans titre (Entrelacs) n°1/5, Sans titre (Hermès) n°1/5
White as Snow is an installation composed of seven moulds in polyester resin flocked with white polyamide. Like a “remaker”, Didier Marcel is inspired by nature and makes moulds from elements found in his environment. The vertical and irregular shape of the moulds is reminiscent of tree trunks, while the polyamide coating evokes the whiteness of snow. He also makes casts of ploughed earth and other elements—natural, from architecture, domestic contexts, or tools—with synthetic materials. Paying close attention to the finish of the work, he seems to seek a realistic texture by focusing on sculptural parameters of material, form, size, and presentation. By introducing his stripped down, uprooted, domesticated, hyper-realistic, and abstract forest into the museum space, the artist invites a new understanding of natural elements.
Text written by Margaux Granier as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
Biennale de Melle, Melle (France)
from 29 Jun to 29 Sep 2024
44 GL, Paris (France)
from 14 Dec 2012 to 08 Mar 2013
Mudam Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
from 10 Oct 2009 to 03 Jan 2010
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008