Futur Anterieur

La Chapelle Jeanne d’Arc Art Center, founded in 1993 is housed in what was once a church. During 3 weeks, it became my studio. Day after day, from my intimate experience of the space and the territory, I created everything I am going to share with you.
Working on that project, recalled memories of my travels around Europe, especially the Romanesque cloisters and sculptures. Along with the Coecke Van Aelst Ovid’s Metamorphosis tapestry series, they brought me the will to create a passage of figurative columns.
Each column serves as a lectern on the reverse side and supports a unique hand-cut book. Each book is made of a series of 6 photographs taken around the city and cut.
Hanging from a sculpted head in the center of an arch, a 60ft long yellow felt cutout rests on the balcony then the floor. In the distance, you see the street through an ornamental single line cut into the wall.
In the side chapel, lying on the floor is a video triptych that takes the shape of an altar. The left monitor displays sequences of the Three Kings parade shot in Spanish Harlem.
The crypt is transformed into an immersive environment using a single video projector, a new installation from the Camera Locus series.