Warm my palms. Françoise Longet.
January 21 - February 04, 2024
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Artists ranging from prehistoric in the Lascaux caves to modern ones like Jasper Johns in New York in the 1960s have discovered that their hand is more than a tool—it is an object. Françoise Longet, a
young artist from France, demonstrates the same discovery by incorporating photographs and hand drawings into intricate and otherwise abstract paintings. The palette, restrained in some works,
explodes in colour in others. On the canvases, images of hands coexist with photographs, notes, drawings made in childhood and other documents from her personal archive, turning the picture into a
visual diary.
Françoise Longet.
Q&A
Q:
Do you need a particular state of mind or a trigger to create a new piece or series?
A by FL:
A state is already part of the work. Anxiety, boredom, hyperactivity – all of it becomes material. I don't wait for the right moment; I command it.
Q:
Do you think your childhood influenced you as an author?
A by FL:
Of course. My childhood obsession with collecting – pebbles, labels, bottle caps – directly anticipated the archival method in my practice.
Q:
Was there a moment in your life when you first felt like an artist?
A by FL:
When my work was first sold to a stranger. A stranger! That was recognition devoid of personal sympathy, just a pure exchange of value.
Q:
What is art?
A by FL:
Context. Nothing more. And nothing less.
