BRISE

Brise is a sofa of roses. What we observe appears to transport us towards an encounter between domesticity and nature. But the roses are made of plastic and the drops of dew are pretend. The title reiterates the invoking of the sense of smell. We both see and smell. It isn't the fragrance of the roses that we smell, but rather the smell of mothballs. Traditionally, sight prevails exclusively in art, but here we are made aware of the fragility of a perception from which the other senses are denied.

BRISEBRISE
© Luís Vasconcelos
BRISEBRISE
© Luís Vasconcelos
BRISEBRISE
© Luís Vasconcelos
BRISEBRISE
© Juergen Vogel. Courtesy LandesMuseum Bonn
BRISEBRISE
© M. Bertola. Courtesy Musées de Strasbourg
Artwork Details
PRODUCTION DATE
2001
MATERIALS
Plastic flowers
Mothballs
Plywood
Nappa leather
Polystyrene
DIMENSIONS
90 x 170 x 100 cm
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