Fabrice Gygi's Transition from Signs to Abstract Architecture at Les Églises

Fabrice Gygi's exhibition at Les Églises centre d'art contemporain in Chelles (March 24 – May 12, 2013) marks a shift from his earlier focus on semiotics to abstract architectural lines. His journey began with the installation 'Economat' at San Stae during the 2009 Venice Biennale, where he represented Switzerland. In the intervening four years, Gygi retreated to his Geneva studio, converted into a jewelry workshop, to explore the formal relationship between rings and monuments. The exhibition features works such as 'Coulant' (metal, 2013) suspended from the vault, 'Sans titre' (metal on concrete base, 2011), and 'Gisant' (2013) on the floor, composed of four rectangular blocks of Saint-Maximin stone—the same material as the church. These pieces create a dialogue between statuary and abstraction, placing the empty space under tension. The exhibition was reviewed by Christophe Kihm.