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Windows_Residency project Le Château de La Napoule_La Napoule Art Foundation _Exhibitions
Windows_2014
12 Glass engraving and books from the Le Château De La Napoule collection.
The Project Windows was developed during the residency at Le Château De La Napoule in Mandelieu curated by La Napoule Art Foundation.
The castle was constructed in the 14th century by the Countess of Villeneuve. Over the centuries it was rebuilt several times. In the 19th century it was turned into a glass factory.In 1918, two American artists, Henry Clews Jr. and Marie Clews, purchased the Castle, restored it and decided to move into the building. The sculptor Henry Clews created a fantasy world decorating the whole castle, while his wife Marie Clews took charge of the reconstruction and architectural design of the windows. In 1951 Marie Clews founded La Napoule Art Foundation.
During the residency, I decided to work on the windows designed by Marie Clews.
This project originated from a research about immobility and the perception of time that results,from it, from the idea of waiting and contemplation. The window is conceived as tool of as separation and delimitation of vision. In such context, glass becomes the tangible element of separation between me and the others, acting almost as a sort of boundary line. At the same time, though, its transparency allows to see what is beyond it. Therefore glass contemporaneously carries elements of separation, delimitation and protection.
The window is like a frame, and at the same time it is a synonym of wait and meditation.
I worked drawing some windows located in special rooms of the castle.
The results were some glass engravings. The drawings were made by literaly trace the reality.
