The Sun appears to us as the quintessential unchanging star. Yet behind this seeming constancy lies a cyclical dynamic that can at times be unpredictable. Episodes of intense solar activity can produce a stream of particles known as the “solar wind”, which manifests on Earth as auroras.
In this series of works, Lancelot Blondeel explores a new medium by using paper as a support. The artist’s approach is marked by an exploration of texture, made possible here by the roughness and irregularities in the weave of the paper.
Lancelot Blondeel also engages in a dual study of movement. In the background, the path of charged particles leaving the heliosphere is depicted with broad brushstrokes. In the foreground, an organic, dynamic form emerges, created through a gesture made in a matter of moments.
The artist aims to evoke the tension between the human experience of the present moment and the apparent impermanence of the stars.
More about the ongoing exhibition | 52, rue de Verneuil, Paris – Sep. 2024 / Mar. 2025