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Petra Mrzyk and Jean-François Moriceau deploy their whimsical characters in strange and joyful pop universes always tinged with a latent anxiety. For once, no human presence is visible here: the drawing, sober and sparing, shows a long meeting desk around which ten chairs are installed. The large circular saw that emerges in the centre of the table brings together two professional worlds that generally have little in common: the world of the office, of the company and of management, and that of the factory, of manual labour, which here seems to threaten the tranquillity and comfort of the managers, whose presence is implied by that of the imposing seats. The duo’s joyfully shambolic works highlight our unspoken fantasies and the absurdity of certain everyday situations. They touch on social issues with an amused point of view, but also a form of black humour that is sometimes grating and cruel.
Text written by Mariane Tricoire as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 01 Oct to 29 Oct 2005