Il était une fois et une fois il n’était pas [Once Upon a Time There Was and Once Upon a Time There Wasn’t]

Description

A solo exhibition exploring the material, emotional and organic qualities of language with new films, installations, and photographs.

Marcelle Alix Gallery, Paris

25 May – 22 July 2023

Aurélien Froment has always questioned what differentiates and what connects the art of cinema and other art forms. His gesture, whether it be associated with photography or the installation of physical objects in the exhibition space, is driven by emotion. And it is through the senses, which become the very purpose of the works, that our relationship to language is questioned. Perhaps we are seeking, through new forms, to capture the invisible streams that shape our lives. A new form calls for a new ceremony, or to put it another way, the words that remain within us need rituals — forms capable of bringing them back to life. If a snippet of what we are looking for were given to us at the sight of one or a body of work, it would not be erased or forgotten. The artists’ rituals help us to do this. If we don’t know how to celebrate, we should let the artists show us how accessible the ritual (here, a language of silence and sound) is and how we are still capable of experiencing it.

Period	25 May 2023 → 22 Jul 2023
Event type	Exhibition
Location	Paris, FranceShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International