Collection: ALEXANDRA DENAT

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER AND ARTIST, ALEXANDRA DENAT LIVES AND WORKS IN NÎMES. SHE DIVIDES HER TIME BETWEEN HER ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND DEVELOPING HER INDEPENDENT OBJECT-MAKING COMPANY, HORS-D'ŒUVRE. HER WORK IS INSPIRED BY JAPANESE HITSUZENDO: SHE EXPLORES A LINE WITHOUT OBJECT, FREE FROM MEMORY AND ANTICIPATION, AND CONSIDERS REPETITION AS A SPACE FOR VARIATION. HER RESEARCH IS PART OF A DIALOGUE WHERE GESTURE AND MATERIAL RESPOND TO EACH OTHER IN A SPONTANEOUS EXPRESSION. HER IMMERSIONS IN ART WORKSHOPS GAVE BIRTH TO HORS-D'OEUVRE, A SELF-PUBLISHING STRUCTURE CONCEIVED AS A LIVING, HYBRID, AND INTUITIVE SPACE WHERE TRADITIONAL KNOW-HOW AND EXPERIMENTAL FORMAL LANGUAGES MEET. CREATED IN HER STUDIO OR IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTISANS, HER PIECES ARE DESIGNED AS EVERYDAY ARTIFACTS, AT THE CROSSROADS OF FUNCTION AND FREE FORM.