Presentation

In a sculptural French atelier on the outskirts of Paris, craftsmen’s hands blend with those of antique sculptures in a sensual ballet, suggesting the myth of a female statue coming to life. Admist plaster, humidity, and sweat, blue-turquoise celluloid and the delight of an apple reveal Venus emerging from her marble flesh.

Biography

Olivier Jonvaux is a French artist who graduated from ENSBA – École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon and Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. His career includes numerous residencies and invitations to various artistic institutions in France and abroad. Jonvaux's works have been exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the LAM – Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, the Museum of Modern Art in Saint-Étienne, Basis in Frankfurt, the CEAAC in Strasbourg, and the Bazaar Compatible Program in Shanghai.

As a filmmaker, Jonvaux directed his first film, Pirovano in 2020, followed by Be Maybe May in 2021. His films have been featured in international festivals, including SESIFF in Seoul, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Instants Vidéos in Marseille, and Pavillon Sicli in Geneva.

Credits

• DOP: Santiago Bonilla

• Lighting: Tarik Noui

• Editing: Ludovic de Oliveira

• Music: Telepath

• Sound Editing: Octave Rimbert-Rivière

• Graphic Design: Sarah Vadé
  
  Supported by Les ateliers d'art GrandPalaisRMN, Jeune Création and the Lincoln Museum