Artist Statement   Observations of the world around me constantly feed my concepts of creation. My processes include wearing out shoes, drying, pickling, soaking, fossilizing, accumulating or transforming aesthetically or conceptually interesting objects. I select or invent processes and materials to fit each concept: fibers, rubber, paper, metal, wax, soap, clay, candy, fungus or plants… may be used for different environments or purposes. Light, sounds, videos, animations as well as interactive components complement series of objects in multimedia installations. Intrigue and curiosity call visitors to explore these new environments. By displaying useless but precious objects in my installations, I make people look at ordinary objects, ideas and materials through a variety of displays, sometimes recalling installations in science or anthropology museums. I constantly create art, by creating sculpture with the act of walking, eating and living. In most of my pieces, I indirectly criticize contemporary society including wastefulness, environmental negligence, digital invasion, pharmaceutical foods or lack of observation. Addictions, collections or obsessive attachments to useless things such as food residues, single socks, empty pickle jars, junk food or junk mail fascinate me. I rearrange fragments from the consumer society to create overwhelming installations commenting on global problems. My art is a series of experiments, chance discoveries and reflections on everyday life. For me, if people remember what they see, it is art.   Viviane Le Courtois 2009

 

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©Viviane Le Courtois 2008