... The Mosaic Experience... an exhibition that lives up to its name! ...
... An old building is always more than an old building...
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit was founded during the 13th century. It was dedicated up until the 18th century to the Order of the Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit.
This Order’s aim was to reproduce the divine ideal of universal charity by alleviating all miseries (body, soul and spirit) in a holistic manner.
It welcomed abandoned children, educated the youth taken in by the order, assisted in all kinds of misery and provided hospitality to people of all conditions...
…The space…
Chapel of the Holy Spirit dramatic interior space - Auray, Brittany, France - 2022
Artists from left to right to central: Julie Sperling - Tony Bowen - Anne Cecile lopez - Nathalie vin - Lilie Legloannec - Gerard Brand
From an architectural point of view, it is hard to predict the immensity and grandeur that await you inside.
Once you are in, darkness reigns…
The black ebony walls of the chapel create a powerful scenography and the grip of the past surrounds you with benevolence.
The immensity of the ceiling propels you instantly into a state of contemplation and introspection.
The Mosaic Experience biennal inauguration - March 2022
And then, comes the return to our senses with this explosion of flickering and vibrating art all around...
Your eyes are on high alert! Your mind tells you to start on the right… but in the end… you zigzag.
Afranio Fonseca central - Sculpture
... The art on the walls…
I felt a real transmission through matter of narratives, stories, emotions, and ideas
All the above resulted into creating an astonishing exhibition, partly due to the quality of the artworks of course but also helped with the intriguing scenography, and the singularity of the exhibiting space.
These separate ingredients created an unforgettable event for the viewer.
From left to right: Nathalie Vin, Lillie Legloannec, Arianna Puntin - Central: Gerard Brand
The narratives were met with ingenuous and fascinating combinations of materials alternating from run-of-the-mill materials such as marble, glass or gold and less common materials such as periwinkle folds, animal bones, computer parts or crushed bottle tops.
The piece below titled is a good example of the ingenuity and diversity of materials used to express emotions about memorable past times.
L’oeil d’Alice
by Lionel Le Scornec
120 cm x 120 cm - 2019
The piece below, is mainly made with animal bones. The artist pays homage to the animal’s exploitation, here it is his way to rebalancing the equilibrium between humans and the animals’ sacrifices.
Innocence
80 cm x 120 cm - 2021
By Guillaume Allemand
The piece below by Julie Sperling is a good example of an artist using specific materials to express specific ideas. Here, she explores the tension between the various natural solutions available to fight climate change as opposed to the single technological solution billionaires are championing instead.
The problem with billionaires
by Julie Sperling
43 cm x 42 cm - 2022
When it comes to the artist’s personal touch, it was precise and seamless… the process making was invisible … the art on the walls seemed to have fallen from the sky…
Atsuo Suzumura- Duel – 49.8 x 69 cm – 2019
Paulina Okurowska – Les ardoisiers – 80 cm x 60 cm - 2022
Martine Blanchard – Les perles du temps –120 cm diametre - 2021
Verdiano Marzi – Stardust – 70 cm x 41 cm - 2022
Tony Bowen - Hard rock - 110 cm x 33 cm x 6 cm - 2018
The space and the dramatic scenography gave a fantastic stage to the many voices to be heard.
Aude Fourrier – Julie Sperling – Tony Bowen - Anne-Cecile Lopez Gerard Brand - Arianna Puntin
On my side, I was exhibiting Let There Be light, a piece made of 24 karat handmade black gold tiles from Orsoni.
With this piece, I am taking the viewer back to the dawn of time, to the starting point of everything, to the premise of light and matter… just on time before the Big Bang explosion.
Let There Be Light - Nathalie Vin - 125 cm x 102.5 cm x 5 cm - 2021
Let There Be Light and the curious unknown little boy