L'abri / Le vent nous portera
L'abri / Le vent nous portera is a watercolour done by Pierre Ardouvin in 2004. It was used as a sketch to prepare his installation L'abri (le vent nous portera). Drawing is an essential practice for the artist’s production, whether for the study of a project or as a work in itself. “For me, drawing is a way to initially record ideas, to visualise projects,” he explains. “It can go far beyond project drawing, research drawing, to a more automatic form of drawing.” The drawing’s subtitle is the title of a song by the band Noir Désir. Pierre Ardouvin frequently associates popular music with his work. This song evokes the passage of time, against which the shelter could offer a refuge, from which the bubbles of a timeless childhood are always escaping. Nostalgia, a central theme in the artist’s work, is tinged with melancholy in the face of this shelter, which we are unsure is solid enough to not be blown away by the wind.
Text written by Justine Grethen as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.