Exhibition at La maison rouge – The Red House in Paris
Passage au noir, Nicolas Darrot
La Maison Rouge – The Red House, Paris
June 8 - September 24, 2006
NICOLAS DARROT (born 1972 in Le Havre, France) continues the cycle of events created especially for la maison rouge and its patio, an open-air space under climatic influence.
Nicolas Darrot, who is fascinated by the relationship between living creatures and machines, is a kind of artist sorcerer. He transforms insects into chimera, gives the power of speech to hunting trophies, creates automatons which come to life when a visitor approaches. The world of Nicolas Darrot stimulates the imagination on several levels: that of myth and fable but also in the equally vast realm fed by technological advances and scientific discovery.
Nicolas Darrot has taken his project beyond the limits of what was originally asked of him, creating a spectacular device that fills the patio and the heart of the foundation, the "red house".
A white, air-filled probe encircles the house. A flock of larger-than-life crows attached to their perches begin to caw and flutter when the probe comes near them. This encounter takes place in the patio in what resembles a courtship ritual. The event recurs in an endless cycle which the spectator can take in at leisure as he strolls around inside the foundation.
Nicolas Darrot is represented by Galerie Eva Hober, Paris.
Passage au noir, Nicolas Darrot
June 8 - September 24, 2006
LA MAISON ROUGE – THE RED HOUSE
Antoine de Galbert Foundation
10, boulevard de La Bastille –
75012 Paris
