SIMONE

Entirely handmade using wool, various fabrics and LEDs, the entire structure rests on a huge inflatable measuring more than 40 meters that interacts with the surrounding space. This is a tribute that Joana Vasconcelos, known for her monumental creations, pays to three significant French female figures: Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), Simone Veil (1927-2017) and Simone Hérault (1950), a comedian known for being the voice of SNCF, the National Railways Society, for forty years.


© Maxime Dufour Photographies | Courtesy Lille3000
SIMONESIMONE
© Gabriel de la Chapelle | Courtesy Le Bon Marché
SIMONESIMONE
© Gabriel de la Chapelle | Courtesy Le Bon Marché
SIMONESIMONE
© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
SIMONESIMONE
© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
Artwork Details
PRODUCTION DATE
2019
DIMENSIONS
965 x 1220 x 3051 cm
MATERIALS
Handmade woollen crochet, fabrics, ornaments, LED, polyester, inflatable, fans, microcontrollers, power supply unit, steel cables
NOTES
Valkyrie, originally produced for Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in 2019, was adapted for Utopia | lille3000 in 2022.
Artwork exhibited at
Le Jardin d´ÉdenLe Jardin d´Éden
14/05/2022 > 02/10/2022Le Jardin d´Éden
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