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LE POSTE AS A KAMIKAZE BLOW JOB - PvonK Berlin NEWMUSEUMSTORE - NEW-YORK BLACKBLOCK - PALAIS DE TOKYO RÉFECTOIRE / NUIT BLANCHE - Musée CARNAVALET OLYMPIC SMOKING AREA / CHIC ART FAIR WAITING FOR THE PEAK OIL / BLITZ OLYMPIC HUNTING AREA SUSPICIOUS BODIES LE TEMPS DE POSE RISE AND FALL EARLY SWEDISH BOYS FRIDGEED HOTEL 02 MAI I HELP YOU THE CREATION OF TAPBALL STRANGE FRUITS     During five days, and without any further indication, a brass plate of 126 x 15,7 inches was fixed to the ground of an outdoor area reserved for smokers, installation designed by Thornander-Simantov for a cultural center in Paris (1).   It received shocks, cigarette burns, stiletto punches as would a hard-wear-tested piece of metal which stigmas have definitely ruined the smooth and flashy surface.   Marked by the prints of the visitors, this plate was subsequently placed in a different context, this time with the role of an incarnated body revealing its environment.   Identifiable with a character, the brass sheet then passed through various daily-life situations (2), high-lighting their quietly dramatic tone. (1) "Olympic Smoking Area", City of Fashion and Design – Paris, October 2010 // (2) Cars parked in the countryside during the hunting season - embracing couple on a park bench - body seated in an armchair of plush Hotel Meurice etc..

Color print on polyester.