166 - Fabrice Ausset

Fabrice Ausset Clair de Lune Rug Alpaca, wool, and leather Year created: 2022 L290 W440 cm Clair de Lune depicts a nocturnal landscape: in the heart of a forest clearing, a sky-blue lake made of alpaca wool and silk is surrounded by natural alpaca hides, like dense vegetation at the water’s edge. The title, which evokes both Debussy and Verlaine, imbues the piece with a dreamlike quality. Fabrice Ausset goes beyond the traditional rug to create a three-dimensional work, where textures alternate between the softness of velvet and the volume of fleece. A unique textile piece, somewhere between a rug, a flexible sculpture, and a landscape.