Nathalie Elemento's Sculptural Wordplay at Galerie Jean Fournier

Nathalie Elemento's exhibition "Légers Replis" at Galerie Jean Fournier in Paris, from February 16 to March 31, 2012, presents sculptures created between 2011 and 2012, with the exception of "Un Coin tranquille" serving as an introduction. The works explore materials like mirrors, metal, wood, and resin, with rounded and rectangular forms, cuts, assemblies, and folds. The monumental white resin piece "Légers Replis" gives the exhibition its title, resembling an oversized box carefully unfolded in space. "Ne pas y penser," a white metal sculpture with folding parts like table extensions, invites viewers to see beyond the visible, evoking household furniture and playing with presence and absence. "Y'a quelqu'un ?" suggests an airy sculpture the size of a wardrobe but without its form or function. A partition and door opening across the gallery, titled "Pause," introduces notions of threshold and crossing. The standout piece "Mur d'exposition" combines white wood and red metal, questioning boundaries between flat surfaces, reliefs, and volumes. Elemento asserts her own mode of display. The exhibition is reviewed by Carole Boulbès.