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Anne Pétrequin

This exhibition presents works – sometimes minuscule – comprising drawings, engravings, collections and arrangements of labels. This is a long-term endeavour – one that may stretch out and be resumed over several years – in which practice and writing are interwoven around the themes of duplication, the infinitesimal difference, and the void. Captive figures, suspended or in free fall. And a few places of respite or rejection, such as caves or the like. Beings and places. Can we glimpse their duplicity, the double meaning of their appearance? Sleep, desire, cruelty. Getting as close as possible, to the point of near-blindness, both during the creation process and afterwards. A moment of suspense, an absence, a sense of unease. Hoping that one does not see at first glance what is presented. It is possible to overlook the contorted, coiled animals, to fail to see the connections between the beings – almost ghosts or beasts – to perceive the cave as a place of threat or as a refuge.

Anne Petrequin, born in 1952 in Paris, lives and works in Lyon and on the island of Groix. A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts, with an agrégation and a PhD in visual arts, she combines research, practice and writing. Her works are held in public collections such as the macLYON, the MAM in Paris, the Musée de Gravelines, the Cabinet des Estampes (BnF), art libraries, etc. She has produced books in collaboration with poets.

The exhibition is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm to 6 pm and by appointment