Black Hole
We might not immediately recognise water when approaching the dark matter shown in Black Hole, but it is nevertheless its endless flow that is the subject of the video. In inviting us to take a new look at this fundamental element, the work plays with our perception through the choice of colours, shapes, and framing. The artist creates a moment in which to heighten our awareness through a new framing of the banality of the chosen subject. By moving beyond its usages, he is able to concentrate on the physical properties of water. Éric Baudart employs this practice to show us other facets of matter in his resin sculptures (the Cryst series) which emulate frozen water. In contrast to this “black hole”, the incessant rhythm of the water’s movement is interrupted in complete transparency to better reveal another dimension of the material’s behaviour.
Text written by Camille Philippon as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
Galerie Michel Journiac, Paris (France)
from 04 Apr to 13 Apr 2013
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (France)
from 24 May to 28 Jun 2008
Eric Baudart
Born in 1972 in Saint-Cloud, France
Éric Baudart a d’abord centré sa pratique sur la photographie avant de l’étendre à la sculpture, à l’installation et à la vidéo. Ses œuvres ont pour sujet l’attention qu’il porte à la matière : celle d’objets du quotidien qu’il détourne (éléments naturels, nourriture) et de matériaux qu’il utilise dans ses expérimentations techniques (travail de la résine). Pour en renouveler notre perception, il zoome, joue avec les échelles et utilise parfois l’objet directement à la manière des ready-mades de Marcel Duchamp qui interrogent le statut de l’œuvre d’art.
