Nanou 2
A compact, homogenous, two-tone cluster, the invertebrate form of Nanou 2 disrupts and disturbs. A hybrid at the intersection of the natural and the artificial, the mineral and the vegetal, the work blurs the border between fantasy and reality. Salvatore Arancio enters into a relationship with the spectator through a process of visual seduction to lead them to an unknown terrain replete with symbols, between biomorphism and alchemy. The physical reality of clay, like a petrified liquid, is visible in the soft surfaces and the roughness of this quasi-organic sculpture. Inspired by the geological phenomena of lava flow on the islands of Hawaii, Arancio uses the traditional technique of glazed ceramics. The clay is modelled and covered with a vitrifiable coating before being subjected to several stages of firing. With Nanou 2, the artist presents a phantasmagorical contemporary vision and an almost hallucinatory experience.
Text written by Oriane Poret as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
Camden Arts Centre, Camden (Londres)
from 15 Nov to 15 Dec 2015