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Galerie de Roussan is pleased to present “Study of a Territory”, a group show with Ghislain Amar, Nastassia Conquet, Pablo Cavero, and Hannah Wade. Conceived and curated by Thomas Arsac, this exhibition presents four young artists whose practice has been inspired by traveling abroad to live in a new territory. First of all there is a physical experience: the body and senses seek to assimilate to a new environment; then comes cultural and intellectual comprehension. The artist confronts her world, habits, and daily life in that new land. A language, the cities, and the habits … an alternate culture has to be absorbed. A different world offers new perspectives. Then comes the question of how the discovery of a new territory or a new space might influence artistic practice. |
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“These artists remind us that before any artistic production there is first a feeling.”
Nastassia Bruckin, Fire, 2010. Printed on archival paper, mounted on aluminum, 120 x 80 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Galerie de Roussan Presents: Study of a Territory
Thomas Arsac
Galerie de Roussan is pleased to present “Study of a Territory”, a group show with Ghislain Amar, Nastassia Conquet, Pablo Cavero, and Hannah Wade. Conceived and curated by Thomas Arsac, this exhibition presents four young artists whose practice has been inspired by traveling abroad to live in a new territory.
First of all there is a physical experience: the body and senses seek to assimilate to a new environment; then comes cultural and intellectual comprehension. The artist confronts her world, habits, and daily life in that new land. A language, the cities, and the habits … an alternate culture has to be absorbed. A different world offers new perspectives. Then comes the question of how the discovery of a new territory or a new space might influence artistic practice.
As Paul Gaugin changed his colors during his travels in Polynesia and as the Beatles captured new sounds from the music of India, each artist finds new solutions for her practice in photography, painting, sculpture, or sound installation. Beyond Brian O’Doherty’s White Cube, or in their own studios, these artists intellectually convey emotions and senses to present us with an observation of our way of life. They remind us that before any artistic production there is first a feeling, and that it is sometimes useful to leave one’s own country and encounter new perspectives to better grasp the origins of artistic practice.
As a young artist based in the Netherlands for four years, Ghislain Amar crossed the country every weekend by train and hitch hiking, exploring all border cities of the country. After developing his photography skills, he developed his work in other forms such as sculpture and sound installation. At last, we discover the artist expressing his experimental feelings through different works. This exhibit is Amar’s Paris début.
Nastassia Bruckin grew up in the South of France before moving to Paris. In her photographs, she seeks beauty in its roughest forms and discovers new territories. She emerges with human beings in a wild world, far from our modern cities, seeking our souls by evasion.
Born in the United States, Hannah Wade brings from her travels her observation of the world she has built, the world of a young woman trying to situate her artistic work in a constantly moving landscape. After many exhibitions in London, her last pieces are presented in France for the first time.
*** This article was published by NY Arts Magazine, 2011. NY Arts Magazine is published by Abraham Lubelski. Sponsored by Broadway Gallery, NYC and World Art Media.
