Florence Doléac's Fantastical Functional Objects at Galerie Philippe Jousse

Florence Doléac's exhibition at Galerie Philippe Jousse in Paris (December 2, 2006 – January 20, 2007) presents a coherent fantasy world with animal connotations, pushing object functionality to its limits. Her pieces require time to reveal their use, adapting to the owner's aptitude. 'Étendoile' is an electroluminescent polymer filament drying rack simulating a spider's web. A concrete floor hollowed by a jackhammer forms a water-filled depression with glass particles, creating a symbolic pond that serves as an ambient humidifier. This meditative piece continues her 2004 work 'Piétinoire', a flexible polyurethane resin stain with glass microbeads. A fur-upholstered chaise longue at the gallery's boundary mimics a sleeping beast, referencing the 'Patapouf' chair. A long string of sausages made from various wools (Mohair, Angora, Cotton, Alpaca) forms a variable-geometry element, part of her 'Tactilothèque' archive of tactile materials, emphasizing physical contact with materials for intimate, regressive pleasure.