Every room and suite
While it is seemingly absent, the sun suggested by the cavity in Every room and suite projects its rays onto the large Formica panel on which various materials are assembled. The moon seems to be reflected in a large blue ocean, while golden nuts evoke as many stars in this celestial microcosm. Helen Marten uses these objects found in nature to express her personal interpretations of the subject. In this large-format work (120 × 265 cm), she presents a cosmogonic sundial where the stars and elements have been moved by the artist’s demiurgic gesture. She has selected and rearranged the elements of the world in such a way as to make them coincide.Every room and suite exudes mystery, even mysticism. The work has a meaning, but it remains hidden, secret, while combining elements of everyday life. This relationship between mystery and everyday life is a constant in Helen Marten’s creations. We find the artist’s taste for mixing elements, reconfiguration and collage.
Text written by Audrey Pellerin as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
Le Grand Palais, Paris (France)
from 20 Oct to 23 Oct 2011