Paysage mental

Paysages mentaux was born of a reflection on the notion of confinement, for a site-specific installation at the former Saint-Michel prison in Toulouse. The wall, made of superimposed plaster studs, represented the thoughts of an incarcerated person. It marked out a space on the floor that was the same size as a prison cell, matching the furniture in the space.

Then this series moved on, and I became interested in the space of an object, delimited by its outline. The plaster wall follows the perimeter of the object, which becomes the base of the sculpture, enclosing it in its own space. These are everyday objects that have been taken over and used by living beings.

This wall materialises the object's experience, its memory in relation to its use and its users, in the context of today's society.