Jordi Colomer Retrospective at Jeu de Paume Explores Architectural Illusions
On October 21, 2008, the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris will unveil a retrospective dedicated to Jordi Colomer, a Catalan video artist and photographer. The display will showcase approximately ten pieces, highlighting the film series Anarchitekton (2002-2004) alongside three newer works: Pozo almonte (2008), En la pampa (2008), and Babelkamer (2007). Pozo almonte features 33 images capturing tombs located in a cemetery within the Chilean desert. Colomer crafts prototypes that replicate mausoleums, creating illusions that question perception. En la pampa presents a road movie set in the Atacama Desert, while Babelkamer centers on a dialogue in sign language. This exhibition will be open until January 4, 2009.
Key facts
- Retrospective of Jordi Colomer at Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, from October 21, 2008 to January 4, 2009.
- Exhibition includes around ten works, notably Anarchitekton (2002-2004) and three recent pieces: Pozo almonte, En la pampa, and Babelkamer.
- Pozo almonte (2008) is a series of 33 photographs of tombs in a Chilean desert cemetery.
- Colomer uses materials like cardboard, wood, corrugated iron, and paper to create prototypes imitating architecture.
- En la pampa (2008) is a four-sequence road movie set in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
- Babelkamer (2007) features a Flemish and a Walloon man signing inside a caravan, with subtitles.
- Colomer's work often involves models placed in real settings, such as the Papamóvil (2005) and Arabian Stars (2005).
- The artist was born in Barcelona in 1962 and lives and works between Barcelona and Paris.
Entities
Artists
- Jordi Colomer
- Oscar Niemeyer
- Georges Franju
- Georges Méliès
- Segundo de Chomón
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Jean-Marc Chapoulie
Institutions
- Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
- Palazzo Sant'Elia
- IAC Nouveau Musée
- Fundacion Marcelino Botin
- Fundació Suñol
- Galería Juana de Aizpuru
- Galerie Michel Rein
- École des beaux-arts d'Annecy
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Chile
- Atacama Desert
- Palermo
- Italy
- Villeurbanne
- Santander
- Madrid
Sources
- artpress —