manifesto of fragility – A World of Endless Promise
Eva Nielsen – Reversal, 2022
Zoled, 2022
Polhodie, 2022
2024
Oil, acrylic, silk-screen ink (manual) on canvas
Venue
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Lyon
Born 1983 in Les Lilas, France.
Lives and works in Paris, France.
In her work, which combines the techniques of painting and silkscreening, Eva Nielsen represents in-between territories that appear only in the interstices of abandoned nature and derelict industrial sites. Inspired by the spaces of the former Fagor Factories, she has made three monumental wall-mounted canvases, printed with brush-mark patterns. Playing with a succession of planes, reminiscent of how cities form through sedimentation, she has transformed outskirts into strange dreamlike constructions. These three pieces – depicting a house on the verge of collapse, a construction formed of multiple fragments, and two manholes (allowing the condition of the underground pipework to be observed) – offer a renewed vision of the fragility of our contemporary world.
Also on view at URDLA.
Commissions for the 16th edition of the Biennale de Lyon
Courtesy the artist
With the support of ATC, Boesner Paris
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