(The Spirit of Places)
Opening 29.04, 7pm
Works from the FDAC Essonne collection, with a work by Martine Boileau, from Frac Île-de-France’s collection.
Invited artist Florian Mermin.
As part of the exhibition cycle Who watches over the place? initiated by the Chamarande Regional Estate.
Each year, the Essonne department invites the local population to discover contemporary art through exhibitions of works from the FDAC collection, which is based at the Chamarande Regional Estate.
The exhibition at the Château du Val Fleury is an invitation to explore the spiritual, almost magical dimension of certain places. The atmosphere that emanates from a place penetrates the memory of passing visitors, and determines the profile and identity of its inhabitants. In fact, they themselves cultivate the uniqueness of the place in which they live: they maintain the symbolic charge of their surroundings, giving meaning to a rock, a tree, a house or a path. The spirit of the place then becomes the protector of these enigmatic signs, but also a guide for respectful guests or a guardian against malevolent forces. The spirit can take the form of a strange mythical figure, a phantasmagorical ghost that invites us to enter an enchanted world…
For this occasion, the Frac Île-de-France is lending the artist Martine Boileau’s Les trois chanteloup rouges, a trio of large, enigmatic figures that welcome visitors to the chateau. These sculptures resonate with Berserk & Pyrrhia, conjuring up an ancient, fantastical memory that extends that of past architecture in the same way that medieval ruins inspire an imagination inhabited by ghosts and fantastic tales.
Le Val Fleury, Allée du Val Fleury, Gif-sur-Yvette
Ouvert mar. – sam. 14h – 18h, Dim 14h – 18h30