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61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

Installation . Oil on canvases . Fragrances . Textile . Vinyl . Paint
2023

text by the artist

why decay ?
A state or
A process of decomposition to a statement of hope or desire
From the darker side of our sentiments there will be a new beautiful melody
From destruction we can build new emotions.
From tragedy there will be certain kind of perfection.
À partir d’une perte il y a toujours des retrouvailles
Inside absence there is always a presence

To confirm all of those declamations perfume is the medium.
Perfume comes from the process of decomposition
And from this decay we can create new fantasies.
Rano maso rano masina rano manitra.
Process
10 paintings
61 days
61 fragrances
1 space
At the beginning each painting will be almost virgin. Black lines on the new playground.
Every day each painting will be sprayed with one perfume chosen from the library of fragrances.
The idea is to create from the decomposition of the perfume and the painting a new visual aspect of hopes and desires.
The audience will deal with the evolution of all the installation and
Again from dirt we can create beauty and from decay we can built peace.

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023) consists of the works:

WINDOW POEMS
White vinyl
courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

THE FLAG OF HOPE
Textile suspended in the entrance
Textiles from different geographies
1000 cm x 250 cm
courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

10 DRAWINGS PAINTINGS
Oil on canvas and sprayed fragrances
120 cm x 180 cm
courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

61 FRAGRANCES
Founded fragrances and smells . Food . Spice . Soaps . Liquids
One fragrance per day to spray on the canvases in the main room
courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

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