by gilles.barbier | Oct 7, 2024
Between the Joints, Language. (…) Body and language have long been a continuum for me. Between the Joints, Language is part of this dynamic. I’ve always been moved by the fact that a bone can break into two, three or more, thanks to that ingenious...
by gilles.barbier | Sep 23, 2024
Link to Studies and Plans for “Mega Model”. Mega Model (evolution): I, II, III, IV. 1998 – 2021 You love miniaturizing. Your 2006 Mega Model evokes an enchantment that children know well. Claude Lévi Strauss and Gaston Bachelard have extolled...
by gilles.barbier | Sep 15, 2024
References: Studies and recipes, Inhabiting painting, Locataire Mobilier, Cabins. Inhabiting: Feasts, meats, pedestal tables, trays… Since the Middle Ages, art has sought to free itself from craftsmanship, developing its spiritual and mental dimension. In the...
by gilles.barbier | Oct 4, 2024
Link to Shipwrecks. The Cockpit. During the development of the third version of the Mega Model, Gilles Barbier had the feeling that his initial project was gradually metamorphosing into a vessel, something like an ark. The installation’s gravitational pull...
by gilles.barbier | Sep 20, 2024
The Burrow. 2004 A burrow, excavated, brought to light. A burrow whose interior and secret workings are revealed. Complete nudity. Not just the body, everything. Life, memory, desires, loves, treasures, fetishes… all the little secrets. Franz Kafka exploited...
