THE ENCLOSED GARDEN
2023
2023
“The Enclosed Garden” is an inflorescence of thirteen white virgins. The ensemble forms a cluster of reproductive organs, both vegetal and human. These thirteen clay creatures—clay being the material used by the god Khnum to create children before placing them in their mothers’ wombs—emerge from blocks of earth. Vulvas, petals, penises, pistils, breasts, stems, and rounded bellies are fossilized by fire within them.
This installation evokes rites that are both religious and primal. Inspired by representations of the Virgin Mary in an enclosed garden and by alignments of menhirs, it marks the beginning of a reflection on the myth of the “Immaculate Conception.”
Jardin clos, Vierge III, 2023. Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (FR)
Jardin clos, 2023. Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (FR), Ensemble de 13 pièces en grès blanc chamotté, enduit de terre, carton, chanvre, terre végétale
Dimensions variables.
Vierge I, 2023. Céramique, grès blanc, 50 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm.
Vierge IV, 2023. Céramique, grès blanc, 43 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm.