Whether or not slathered with graffiti, overgrown with moss, or embellished with discovered knick-knacks, Simon Laveuve’s sculptures trace at nameless lives. Though we by no means see those that inhabit the eclectic miniature dwellings (beforehand), the artist invitations us to look at another lifestyle.
Crafted at 1/35 scale, tiny tables, home windows, work, and different objects fill multi-story rooms and mezzanines. In his most up-to-date works, Laveuve continues his attribute assemblage-like fashion, imagining a post-apocalyptic actuality the place primary belongings present for a easy life.
In “D’un bout à l’autre,” for instance, which interprets to “from one end to the other” the construction seems to have risen from the pier of a long-destroyed bridge. Its swampy base incorporates previous tires and different detritus, whereas above, a slim, three-story shack consists of primary facilities.
On this imagined existence, there may be presumably no electrical energy grid or web, a windmill gives sufficient energy for a fan and a fridge, and a tank shops water. Laveuve faucets right into a form of “future past,” turning to tools and strategies many people view as out of date at present, like gramophones and steel milk jugs.
Should you’re in Paris, you’ll be able to see Laveuve’s solo exhibition Voir Loin at Bathroom & Lou Gallery by way of March 1. His work can be included in Small Is Lovely, which is at present on view in Taipei. Uncover extra miniature worlds on the artist’s web site and Instagram.
