Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's 'la Chambre humaine & la planète close' at Galerie Chantal Crousel

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster presents 'la Chambre humaine & la planète close' at Galerie Chantal Crousel in Paris, running until October 9, 2021. This solo exhibition forms the second part of a three-vision project, with the first held at the Secession palace in Vienna and the third scheduled for spring 2022 at Serpentine in London. The installation features a mental space chamber and a secret vision area accessed through a peephole and an opening, immersing visitors in an enigmatic environment involving scent and hair. Photographic portraits of the artist as a gorgon with serpent hair appear as 'apparitions' throughout the gallery, referencing past transformations into figures like Emily Brontë and Marilyn Monroe. Inside the chamber, a pink velvet bed invites dreaming among works by friends including Ange Leccia's 'Larme' (1976), Cecilia Bengolea's 'Pampa Kingston Sunset' (2020), and Philippe Parreno's 'Sans titre' (2021). Music from Exotourisme, Gonzalez-Foerster's collaborative group with Julien Perez, is available on vinyl for visitor listening, featuring texts by artists such as Camille Henrot and Saâdane Afif. The exhibition draws inspiration from Fernando Pessoa's writings and Arthur Rimbaud's call to become a 'seer,' emphasizing art's power to alter reality through dream and vision. Additional events include a Radio Nova segment on October 9, 2021, and past performances like 'Textodrome' at Centre Pompidou in 2019.