Château d’intentions
2023
Installation
Old fabrics, iron acetate, flowers print, plant-based dye, embroidery, threads, wood
Group exhibition view Sculptures en l’île à Andrésy, île Nancy, France
With the support of Centre Le Relais Val de Seine, France
“Fabrics that carry the dreams of yesterday and reveal those of today”… Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist traditions, artist Margaux Fontaine inscribes the wishes collected from the inhabitants of Andrésy onto antique linens that carry the unconscious memories of our ancestors. The artist thus unleashes a unifying collective force. In relation with the island’s historical past, where the residence of Lord Andrésy once stood, the installation takes the form of a symbolic and ecological castle, its structure built from wood reclaimed on the island. The public is invited to enter and witness each person’s dreams in a space of retreat and meditation.
Château d’intentions, 2023, installation, old fabrics, iron acetate, flowers print, plant-based dye, embroidery, threads, wood
Château d’intentions, 2023, installation, old fabrics, iron acetate, flowers print, plant-based dye, embroidery, threads, wood
Château d’intentions, 2023, installation, old fabrics, iron acetate, flowers print, plant-based dye, embroidery, threads, wood, detail
Château d’intentions, 2023, installation, old fabrics, iron acetate, flowers print, plant-based dye, embroidery, threads, wood