Three Photographers Explore the Uncanny at Paris Exhibitions
Three exhibitions in Paris present photographers who blur boundaries between natural and artificial, real and fake. Zelda Georgel's 'Spontanés' at La Découpe features forest scenes with a mannequin, alongside installations of preserved mushrooms and leaves, questioning perception. Cui Xiuwen's 'Angel' series at galerie Dix9 (November 16, 2010 – January 15, 2011) uses a single model to critique women's status in China, while her video 'Sanjie' reinterprets Leonardo's Last Supper with a Young Pioneer scarf. Ellen Kooi's 'Out of Sight' at Institut néerlandais (November 17 – December 22, 2010) stages theatrical scenes in Nordic landscapes, referencing myths and fairy tales with saturated colors and unsettling details.
Key facts
- Zelda Georgel's exhibition 'Spontanés' at La Découpe
- Cui Xiuwen's exhibition at galerie Dix9, Paris, from November 16, 2010 to January 15, 2011
- Ellen Kooi's exhibition 'Out of Sight' at Institut néerlandais from November 17 to December 22, 2010
- Georgel's work includes forest photographs with a mannequin and installations of mushrooms and leaves
- Cui Xiuwen's 'Angel' series features a pregnant young woman in white, critiquing women's status in China
- Cui's video 'Sanjie' reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper with a Young Pioneer scarf
- Kooi's work references Narcissus, Ophelia, and fairy tales, with saturated colors and anti-naturalism
- Kooi's photographs include children in precarious poses, evoking Lewis Carroll and Alfred Hitchcock
Entities
Artists
- Zelda Georgel
- Cui Xiuwen
- Ellen Kooi
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Lewis Carroll
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Marcel Duchamp
Institutions
- La Découpe
- galerie Dix9
- Institut néerlandais
Locations
- Paris
- France
- China
- Netherlands
- Forbidden City
- Brocéliande
Sources
- artpress —