Assemblages and Mixed Media

Assemblages and Mixed Media

Présences invisibles (Invisible Presences)

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  • Présences invisibles (Invisible Presences) #1

    Présences invisibles (Invisible Presences) #1

    Found jean (fiber composition unknow), metal wire, tread, 3” nail; 9” x 47” x 6”.

  • Présences invisibles (Invisible Presences) #2

    Présences invisibles (Invisible Presences) #2

    Found skirt (fiber composition unknow), metal wire, tread, 3” nails; 32” x 24” x 4”.


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Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not know their Name) 

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  • Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #1

    Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #1

    Found shirt (cotton and polyester), metal wire, tread;
    12” x 39” x 6”.

  • Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #2

    Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #2

    Found shirt (100% cotton), metal wire, tread;
    44” x 30” x 8”.

  • Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #3

    Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #3

    Found shirt (100% cotton), metal wire, tread;
    14” x 48” x 8”.

  • Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #4

    Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #4

    Found shirt (fiber composition unknow), found painted metal bar, metal wire, tread, braided and waxed fishing line;
    18” x 36” x 7”.

  • Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #5

    Je ne connais pas son nom (I Do not Know their Name) #5

    Found shirt (fiber composition unknow), metal wire, tread, 3” nails;
    40” x 32.5” x 6”.


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Tu me tue (You Are Killing Me)

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  • Tu me tue – Numéro 1 (You Are Killing Me – Number 1)

    Tu me tue – Numéro 1 (You Are Killing Me – Number 1)

    Found and repusposed cotton shirt, found wood, encaustic medium, fire, metal wire, black braided and waxed fishing line; 34” x 8” X 7”.

  • Tu me tue – Numéro 2 (You Are Killing Me – Number 2)

    Tu me tue – Numéro 2 (You Are Killing Me – Number 2)

    Found and repusposed cotton shirt, found wood, encaustic medium, metal wire, black braided and waxed fishing line; 35” x 12” X 5”.

  • Tu me tue – Numéro 3 (You Are Killing Me – Number 3)

    Tu me tue – Numéro 3 (You Are Killing Me – Number 3)

    Found, deconstructed and repurposed cotton shirt, found wood, encaustic medium, metal wire, black braided and waxed fishing line; 41” x 15” X 6”.


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Je vis, je meurs (I Live, I Die)

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  • Je vis, je meurs (I Live, I Die)

    Je vis, je meurs (I Live, I Die)

    Cotton, silk, tread, encaustic medium, on armature (1/8” metal rod, soldering, cotton, wood glue); 26” x 36” x 2”.


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Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am)

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  • Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #1

    Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #1

    Discarded, found and repurposed jeans (fibre composition unknown, top part only), metal rod (1/8” x 26”), fusible interfacing, tread;
    21” x 26” x 3”.

  • Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #2

    Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #2

    Discarded, found and repurposed jeans (fibre composition unknown), encaustic medium, metal wire, waxed and braided fishing line, on support (1/8” metal rod, soldering, cotton, wood glue);
    11” x 36” x 5”.

  • Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #3

    Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #3

    Discarded, found and repurposed jeans (fibre composition unknown), encaustic medium, metal wire, tread, on support (1/8” metal rod, soldering, cotton, wood glue); 11” x 36” x 5”.

  • Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #4

    Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #4

    Found, deconstructed and repurposed jeans (fibre composition unknown), encaustic medium, metal wire, on support (1/8” metal rod, soldering, cotton, wood glue);
    10” x 26” x 4.5”.

  • Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #5

    Je suis comme je suis (I Am the Way I Am) #5

    Found, deconstructed and repurposed jeans (fibre composition unknown), encaustic medium, metal wire, on support (1/8” metal rod, soldering, cotton, wood glue);
    20” x 28” x 4”.


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Jeans and Denim

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  • Rivières perdues (Lost Rivers)

    Rivières perdues (Lost Rivers)

    Found, deconstruct, and repurposed jeans
    (fibre composition unknow, top parts only), metal wire, black map pins, tread; dimensions variable.

  • Juste une petite partie (Just A Little Part)

    Juste une petite partie (Just A Little Part)

    Found, deconstruct, and repurposed jeans
    (fibre composition unknow, legs only); dimensions variable.

  • Ailes (Wings)

    Ailes (Wings)

    100% cotton, thumbtacks; 58” x 34” x 6”.

  • Oiseau rouge (Red Bird)

    Oiseau rouge (Red Bird)

    100% cotton, metal rings, tread; 38” x 64” x 5”.

  • Oiseau bleu (Blue Bird)

    Oiseau bleu (Blue Bird)

    100% cotton, metal rings, tread; 42” x 76” x 5”.

  • Pas d’exclu (No Exclusion)

    Pas d’exclu (No Exclusion)

    Found, deconstruct, and repurposed jeans
    (fibre composition unknow, legs only), wire; 36” x 20” x 9”.

  • C’était ici (It Was Here)

    C’était ici (It Was Here)

    100% denim cotton, thumbtacks;
    52” x 57” x 4”.

  • Elles se tiennent (They Hold Together)

    Elles se tiennent (They Hold Together)

    Repurposed found jean seams, metal wire,
    waxed and braided black fishing line;
    24” x 11” x 7”.

  • Ce qu’il reste – Version 1 et 2 (What Is Left – Version 1 and 2)

    Ce qu’il reste – Version 1 et 2 (What Is Left – Version 1 and 2)

    Found clothing, metal; 7” x 69” x 65”.

  • Ils sont passés (They Went Through)

    Ils sont passés (They Went Through)

    Repurpose clothing, rusted metal,
    suspended on black fishing line; 26” x 32” x 44”.


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Allegories

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  • Icarus

    Icarus

    Found rusted metal, burlap, encaustic medium, metal wire;
    36” x 39” 5”.

  • Trio

    Trio

    Repurposed found socks, found rusted metal, encaustic medium, thread;
    24” x 24” x 4”.

  • Bagage (Baggage)

    Bagage (Baggage)

    Silk, encaustic medium, fire, rusted metal,
    suspended on black fishing line;
    22” x 22” x 13”.

  • Augure – Numéro 1 (Augur – Number 1)

    Augure – Numéro 1 (Augur – Number 1)

    Found metal, burlap, encaustic medium, fire,
    suspended on metal wire with black acrylic paint;
    20” x 20” x 31”.

  • Augure – Numéro 2 (Augur – Number 2)

    Augure – Numéro 2 (Augur – Number 2)

    Found metal, burlap, silk, encaustic medium, fire,
    suspended on black fishing line;
    5” x 23” x 30”

  • Augure – Numéro 3 (Augur – Number 3)

    Augure – Numéro 3 (Augur – Number 3)

    Found metal, silk, cotton, encaustic medium, fire, sand,
    suspended on black fishing line; 6” x 9” x 33”.

  • Phœnix

    Phœnix

    Found clothing, silk, encaustic medium, fire, rusted metal, on rebar;
    7” x 15” x 36”.

  • Phœnix # 2

    Phœnix # 2

    Repurpose clothing, silk, encaustic medium, fire, rusted metal wire
    on a 6-foot rebar; 80” x 18” x 14”.

  • Phœnix # 3

    Phœnix # 3

    Repurpose clothing, cheesecloth, encaustic medium, fire, rusted metal wire, silk, burlap, on a 5-foot rebar; 70” x 15” x 12”.

  • Des deux côtés, faces 1 et 2 (On Both Sides, sides 1 and 2)

    Des deux côtés, faces 1 et 2 (On Both Sides, sides 1 and 2)

    Encaustic, fabric, silk, plant material, R&F Pigment Sticks,
    on metal support; 18” (34”) x 23” x 4”.
    Metal Support: Thierry Hoyau

  • L’amour en cage (Love in a Cage)

    L’amour en cage (Love in a Cage)

    Encaustic, found object (bamboo and metal), silk, metal, fire;
    24.5” x 10.5”.

  • Je n’ai pas de mots (I Don’t Have Words)

    Je n’ai pas de mots (I Don’t Have Words)

    Encaustic, found clothing, found object (metal and plastic), plant material, fire; 16” x 26” x 24”.


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Photographs: Alain Lefort