(pertinent works will be duly indexed and numbered)
THE SPEECH OF THE ANGELS (SA)
This speech will be conceived as a “fundamental language,” underlying the proliferation of discourse. Constituted of 20 fundamental signs, it will be embodied in paintings in watered effects, in sculptures in primitive forms, or in monumental installations. There will thus be a desire to promote a mystique, involving the Subject at the roots. Confronting the proposed works, the spectator will choose his own progression: which sequence in particular; a strange configuration, discovered by chance; even a new arrangement, reconstructed on the basis of the perceived work. In any case, the interpretation will be his own invention, determined by his own prerogatives. At the extremes, our spectator will have a synthetic, contemplative and non-reducible vision, which will reveal his desire to him.
THE FOAM OF THE WORLD (FW)
These works aim at the ephemeral before congealing it into an icon. To this end, they track down reality to grasp its essence. A fleeting face during an riot; a “great man” idolized by the press; a painting buried in a museum; a pack of candid photographs; a tattoo on a clean-shaven skin; there will be many chances to determine, sublimate and transfigure reality. In this respect, a work will be emblematic: an “E=MC3,” made of multicolored neon lights, matched by a treatise signed by a physicist. A treatise in which the effects (atomic imbalance, climatic catastrophes, new forms of life…) due to a simple change of power (C3 instead of C2) will be described.
THE DEN OF IMAGES (DI)
This series will go through The Book of Boz from one part to another. Often enchanted, it will translate into plastic form scenes, events, characters, even passions and fantasies coming from the text as such. The opposite will also hold. More than once, we witnessed this gripping spectacle: sculptures, paintings and installations suddenly returning to life. Their protagonists then came out of their silence to plunge headlong into the narrative. That, to the great despair of the writer, who, pressured on all sides, no longer knew which way to turn.
A fourth dimension will also be planned: “MY LIFE” (ML)
Devoted to the narrator, it will lay out enigmatic works, like anagrams. Thus that “Self-Portrait with Gag” dated 1998. In its own way, it will connote a lack, an inaudible word, a secret that shouldn’t be violated.
