'Laure Prouvost: Nest in You' at Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, France
14 November 2024
From 15 November – 21 December 2024, Galerie Nathalie Obadia presents 'Nest in You', its fourth solo exhibition devoted to the work of Laure Prouvost, which at the same time marks over ten years of collaboration with the artist.
'Nest in You' highlights the artist’s ability to create emotive environments, employing an extremely diverse range of visual forms: a variety of different species of birds in blown Murano glass perch alongside tree branches combined with plaster, plastic, mirrors and paint. A nest in the form of a bird (Breeding Bird, 2022), made from a tapestry produced in Flanders, invites visitors inside to view the video The Nest. Previously shown between 2022 and 2024 at the Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo, Norway, the Moody Arts Center in Houston, USA and at the DePont Museum in Tilburg, Netherlands, this will be the first time the video has been projected in a gallery. 'Nest In You' invites viewers to take refuge inside a cosy nest, indulging in a moment of respite under a protective mother’s wing. Within this comforting embrace, the weight of the world is lifted from their shoulders as their bodies become as light as a bird.
Laure Prouvost has designed in situ decors and landscapes that perfectly compliment the architecture of the gallery: installations, found and misappropriated objects, sculptures, tapestries, ceramics, glass metal and video projections compose these environments that invite visitors, in both mind and body, to embark on a multi-sensorial voyage blending stories both from real life and from dreams. 'Nest In You' feels like an invitation to take to the open seas, gently rocked by Laure Prouvost’s narrating voice.
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Image: Laure Prouvost, The Nest, 2022, 4K video © Laure Prouvost, courtesy Lisson Gallery. Photo by David Levene.
