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Gilles Barbier (born 1965) Still Memory 10, 2014 Mixed media (resin, plastic plants, books) Unique piece 200 × 60 × 56 cm Provenance: Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris Exhibition: Bruxelles, ArtBrussels, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, 25 April to 27 April 2014 Note: Born in Vanuatu in the South Pacific in 1965, Gilles Barbier was inspired by the luxurious and overfilling vegetation of moss, lichens, mushrooms and other climbing plants from the archipelago to create his Still series, begun in 2013. With Still Library, Gilles Barbier shows a complex and complete environment in which a bookshelf, including shelves, furniture and piles of books, is completely invaded by the lush vegetation. Two radically opposed temporalities are confronted ; an imminent one (that of the process of reading) and a slower temporality which invades and destabilizes the first (that of nature). This 'romantic' sculpture can be interpreted in various ways, including the reconciliation between the 'anarchy of nature' and a simile for the passing of time and its effect on the body and the mind.
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Gilles Barbier (born 1965) Still Memory 10, 2014 Mixed media (resin, plastic plants, books) Unique piece 200 × 60 × 56 cm Provenance: Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris Exhibition: Bruxelles, ArtBrussels, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, 25 April to 27 April 2014 Note: Born in Vanuatu in the South Pacific in 1965, Gilles Barbier was inspired by the luxurious and overfilling vegetation of moss, lichens, mushrooms and other climbing plants from the archipelago to create his Still series, begun in 2013. With Still Library, Gilles Barbier shows a complex and complete environment in which a bookshelf, including shelves, furniture and piles of books, is completely invaded by the lush vegetation. Two radically opposed temporalities are confronted ; an imminent one (that of the process of reading) and a slower temporality which invades and destabilizes the first (that of nature). This 'romantic' sculpture can be interpreted in various ways, including the reconciliation between the 'anarchy of nature' and a simile for the passing of time and its effect on the body and the mind.
