
MATTHIEU GICQUEL
MATTHIEU GICQUEL EXPLORES THE ART OF GLASSMAKING AS AN ODE TO THE MOMENT, GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF WABI-SABI AND YÛGEN. INSPIRED BY TANIZAKI, HE SEEKS TO REVEAL WHAT ESCAPES THE EYE AND GIVE FORM TO THE INVISIBLE. LIGHT PASSES THROUGH THE GLASS, A BUBBLE RISES, A REFLECTION GLIDES: EACH CREATION BECOMES A PLACE OF SILENCE AND CONTEMPLATION.
THE BANAL BECOMES SUBLIME, SHADOW BRINGS FORTH THE SACRED. THROUGH EXTREME FORMAL SIMPLICITY, HE INVITES US TO SLOW DOWN AND SEE DIFFERENTLY. GLASS, A FRAGILE AND TRANSPARENT MATERIAL, BECOMES A VEHICLE FOR INTROSPECTION.
AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE EVERYDAY AND THE SPIRITUAL, HIS PIECES ARE SUSPENDED MOMENTS, SPACES OF INNER RESONANCE. FOR HIM, A WORK DOES NOT IMPOSE ANYTHING: IT WHISPERS, WAITS, AND CALLS UPON THE VIEWER TO ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE MOVED.
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