Ar. Using his one-of-a-kind philosophical approach, Jean Verville lauds the architecture of the neo-Gothic cathedral in Quebec by directing the scenography of the most current ceramic sculptures created by the artist France Goneau… Jean Verville, an architect, is continuing his research on the ways in which art and architecture are intertwined. In this instance, he collaborates with the artist France Goneau, who initiates some research on beautification by directing her reflection on beauty and transformation of the body. Additionally, she investigates artifices and their ramifications, both positive and negative, that shape this feminine mystique. With her new collection of body ornaments, the artist explores the concept of feminine identity and the limitations that are linked with it. She also evokes the ideals of feminine perfection and seduction, which are both a familiar and elusive area. In addition to the inability that is felt toward them, prostheses, postiches, carcanets, and other accessories are evidence of a personal and nuanced perception of a feminine identity, as well as the cultures, customs, and norms that organize them. These body ornaments are shown in an outfit that is beautifully conjugated to this feminine cosmos, where control, assertion of identity, and social convention are turned into delicious anguish. The exhibition scenography that was developed by architect Jean Verville reveals these body ornaments. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an intimate interaction with the world of the artist France Goneau. It does so by illustrating a variety of events while still preserving the rhetoric of femininity. By manipulating scenic devices, the architect presents these sculptural ornaments as artefacts that probe uncertainties, signaling the opaqueness of impositions, and attesting binding injunctions that document the undeniable complexity of this feminine empire. This is accomplished by alternating between facts and perceptions. With this cozy atmosphere, the architect highlights the triumphant appearance of the museum’s imposing stained-glass window while enhancing the ostentatious aspect of the ornaments with lighting that enlivens their details and emphasizes the meticulousness of their fabrication. The architect decided to create a chiaroscuro by selecting a dark purple space to create the effect. The scenography makes use of multiple lenses to accentuate the whimsical appearance of these ornaments, such that the past, the present, and the future all blend together, just like their state of aging, thereby revealing the symbolic or talismanic aspect of their relationship to the body. This is done in order to feed the obsession that is emanating from these beautifully disturbing ornaments. The scale of these ornamental instruments, which are meticulously crafted from porcelain, nichrome wire, platinum, and 24-carat gold lustres, invites to a proximity that enables one to appreciate the multitude of details, their diminutiveness, and their necessity, but also the constraint, the reminiscence, and the temporality that are evoked. In the process of constructing the space in a radial orientation, Verville alludes to the modes of a processional trip that is the consequence of an intimate ritual. This circular arrangement allows for the greatest possible simultaneous eye contact with a large number of the ornaments, which in turn prompts a contemplation on the purpose of the decorations. At the same time that he emphasizes the ambiguity of their uses, their fragility, and that of the moments evoked by inserting them under protection, the architect subjects the works to a new formal complexity by displaying them on reflective surfaces. The disturbing immaterial aspect that emerges seems to intensify the desire to admire, possess, and touch the works. Consequently, these body ornaments, which are rooted in this environment that reveals the force of their femininity, invite attentive gazes to witness a mysterious and undefined realm of femininity that lies somewhere between dream, fabrication, and reality. Take a look at the pictures on the website indiaartndesign.com.
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