LAURE PROUVOST: DEEP SEE BLUE SURROUNDING YOU / VOIS CE BLEU PROFOND TE FONDRE

Institut Français & Flammarion, 2019, First edition, 272 pp., 8 1/2" X 11 1/4", Softcover with dust jacket

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Published on the occasion of Laure Prouvost: Deep See Blue Surrounding You / Vois Ce Bleu Profond Te Fondre at the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, May 11–November 24, 2019 and taking the form of an atlas exploring and deepening Laure Prouvost’s artistic practice.

The cornerstone of Deep See Blue Surrounding You / Vois Ce Bleu Profond Te Fondre is a fictional film. It takes the form of an initiatory journey filmed over the course of a road trip on horseback through France—from the Parisian suburbs to the northern region, from the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval to the Mediterranean Sea—and, finally, to Venice. A sculptural installation, taking as a metaphorical point the trajectory of the octopus goes beyond the film, transcending out of the realms of the Pavilion and beyond. It uses typical processes of the artist’s practice such as leftover objects from the film, resin, clay, glass, plants or water vapor, and features performances interacting with the architecture and the objects. Lâchons les chevaux Et avec vous on tombera des nues.

Writers include: Ahu Antmen, Andrew Berardini, Yang Beichen, Massimiliano Gioni, Martha Kirszenbaum, Dean Kissick, Annabelle Ténèze.