Duo exhibition / espace temps Paris
6 May – 16 June 2024
Artist : Peihang BENOIT & Fabrice LANGLADE
Curator : Joseph CUI
espace temps: 98 rue Quincampoix 75003 Paris
À un jardin
Oui nécessaire clôture
Pour que le lieu devienne lien
Et le temps attente.
Que le sentier mène à l’amante,
Que tout désir aille à son terme,
Que chaque fleur porte visage et nom,
Que chaque fruit préserve faim et soif,
Que vent et pluie soir et aube
Renouvellent leurs offrandes sur l’herbe,
Que l’infini, lui, fasse halte
Sur la cime des pins.
Oui nécessaire clôture
Pour que le lieu soit appel,
Et l’instant répons sans fin.
—— François Cheng, La vraie gloire est ici
The garden is an artificial creation, aiming to replicate a natural state of a living and meeting place. It’s a living space composed of a system of plants and animals, sometimes a pond with an island, accompanied by rocks, and a meeting place accessed by humans to find each other, walk, play, exchange, and embrace.
Peihang BENOIT and Fabrice LANGLADE contribute works included in the exhibition, consisting of rocks and chimeras, colors, lights, and primarily desires. In Fabrice’s work, the quest for simplicity in form and materials is also present, akin to his practice of Judo, representing a floating essence, a contemplation of the moving body.
Peihang combines her native culture of Taiwan and her Western experience, blending nature and yearning, innate and acquired. She draws inspiration from elements of classical masterpieces and takes us on a journey through colors that form interstitial spaces, akin to the secret corners of the garden. The light pierces through clouds and branches, forming shadows where lovers hide.
The mutual encounters of the two artists in the workshops have sparked elusive waves, from art to philosophy, from identity to society. The exhibition of their artistic creations is an invitation to all who come to enter their garden, to see and stroll, to think and contemplate.
