ballardian four, 2015–17
Plasterboard, glass, metal (house)
Shower curtain, metal rod, camp bed, soft PVC foil, Plexiglas, velcro (inside the house)
Shower curtain, metal rod, camp bed, soft PVC foil, Plexiglas, velcro (inside the house)
Made of two near identical structures, posed at an angle and apparently held by a central hinge, Ballardian House addresses a notion of doubling, coupling, and splitting.The two parts constitute separate but connected elements: while one section of the house is accessible and may accommodate a living inhabitant, its double is inhabited only by a stone.
entangled chairs, 2017
Metal
Nestled together, the two chairs are forever connected, connoting both intimacy and commitment. Jean-Pascal Flavien's altered domestic objects draw attention to the way in which design and architecture shape our experience of space but also how they can more fundamentally determine our experience of ourselves and of others.
meeting stones, 2017 (left; background)
Freckle stones
Two rows of small boulders that have been cut in halves recall an archaic meeting place but also incorporate an instance of mirroring. The symmetrical alignment evokes the ancient tradition of associating meaning with found constellations of stones and of marking significant locations by creating pattern from them.
Photo © Andrea Rossetti