Laurence Le Constant - Wet thoughts II (2013-2022) (Detail), Unique, H 30x24 cm, Duck and pheasant feathers, cristal and lapis lazuli, coral on canvas
Laurence Le Constant - Passage albedo (2022), Feathers on resin skull, base in brass.
H 38 X 40 x 16,5 CM
Through A call to heaven, Laurence Le Constant invites us to explore the energies, those that she has deposited in her works, suggested in these titles or those created while browsing the exhibition.
*The title CALL TO HEAVEN is inspired by the book by Régis and Brigitte Dutheil "L'homme Super-Lumineux" editions Sand published in 2015.
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Laurence Le Constant - Ricochets aux pieds du colosse, (2022) H 117 x 75 x 8cm, silk, wool, alpaca, cashmere and cotton
In this exhibition, Laurence Le Constant retraces the invisible. The meticulous work of the birds to prepare the nest is found in the weaving elaborated for the paintings Birth Song or Bliss. The tapestries are linked to memories, to childhood laughter and form clouds where bubbles of color burst.
The artist reveals the energies contained in the rock crystal or coral. And unveils in Passage Albedo, this alchemical process where the body and the soul reconnect.
Laurence Le Constant - Jacinthe (2022), H 32 X. 23 X. 16 cm, Goose feathers on resin skull, base in brass
Laurence Le Constant gathers, shapes, assembles with poetry and an innate sense of the alliances of materials, feathers, flowers, fragments of stones, cyanite, crystal, to ensure an eternal longevity to her beloved ancestors, to the memories of childhood, to the laughter which still resounds.
Like so many rebus, with a secret meaning, her works hypnotize us and attract us to worlds hidden behind reality.
This second solo show at Galerie Géraldine Banier, A call to heaven, brings together some thirty works by Laurence Le Constant, most of which were created during the two years of the pandemic.
It is a joyful and living call to heaven! A divine incantation that materializes through the emergence of bright, acidulous colors and the use of new materials, soft and silky.
For Laurence Le Constant, art is a child's game, or rather a way to "reconnect" to her childhood, to the grace of innocence, to the Marvelous.
It's hard to label Laurence Le Constant: a feather worker, textile designer, sculptor, or even a "dreamcatcher", she left the world of fashion a long time ago to concentrate on her work as a visual artist.
Born in Reunion Island, the artist travels the world, staying in Mayotte, Madagascar, Botswana and South Africa. From these journeys, she keeps a pronounced taste for tales and legends, myths and rites of passage, to communicate with "the spirits".
Voodoo is not far away, but shhh... it's a secret !
Laurence Le Constant - Heart and spine (2022), 100x100 cm, Feathers and acrylique on linen canvas,
Views of Laurence Le Constant solo show "Call to heaven"
2 SEPTEMBER - 16 OCTOBER 2022
54, RUE JACOB
75006 - PARIS