Ballardian House Jean-Pascal Flavien
September 8—October 21, 2017
Esther Schipper, Berlin

Ballardian House Jean-Pascal Flavien

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Ballardian House Jpf Sep Oct 2017 Exhibition Flyer Front Back
ballardian four, 2015–17 Plasterboard, glass, metal (house) Shower curtain, metal rod, camp bed, soft PVC foil, Plexiglas, velcro (inside the house) Jean-Pascal Flavien has constructed a life-size house within the exhibition space. Set in the midst of a sandy ground with a number of rocks, the environment evokes a desert. meeting stones, 2017 (foreground) Freckle stones Two rows of small boulders that have been cut in halves recall an archaic meeting place but also incorporate an instance of mirroring. The symmetrical alignment evokes the ancient tradition of associating meaning with found constellations of stones and of marking significant locations by creating pattern from them. entangled chairs, 2017 (background) Metal Nestled together, the two chairs are forever connected, connoting both intimacy and commitment. Jean-Pascal Flavien's altered domestic objects draw attention to the way in which design and architecture shape our experience of space but also how they can more fundamentally determine our experience of ourselves and of others. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Press Release

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Ballardian House, Jean-Pascal Flavien's second solo exhibition with the gallery. Jean-Pascal Flavien has constructed a life-sized house within the exhibition space. Set in the midst of a sandy ground with a number of rocks, the environment evokes a desert. Made of two near identical structures, posed at an angle and apparently held by a central hinge, the house, entitled __strong/strong__allardian four, addresses a notion of doubling, coupling, and splitting—processes...
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Jean-Pascal Flavien

Jean-Pascal Flavien was born in 1971 in Le Mans, France. He studied Fine Arts in Rennes, France, Italy and at the University of California, Los Angeles. The artist lives and works in...