Cloud, Invasion, Plague, Purple Field
Date:
2018
Medium:
Cast aluminium
Courtesy:
Courtesy the artist, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich/New York and C L E A R I N G New York/Brussels
The locust is a recurring motif in the work of Jean-Marie Appriou, who is fascinated by its joyful appearance as well as its frightening character in ancient and biblical stories.
Like the corn-cockle, it represents both a potential danger, harmful to crops, while participating in the balance of biodiversity.