The artist Daniel Firman opens the doors of his workshop in Dreux this Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November 2024. A dive into the industrial past of Dreux and the world of contemporary art.
A man whose head and trunk are covered with everyday objects. This man seems overwhelmed by the weight and space that these objects, often made of plastic, take up. But this dejection is rather joyful.
These objects play with their shapes and colors and the man does not bend. The joy continues when we discover that everything is just an illusion, an optical effect. Man does not exist. He's just a mold. The objects are real, the ones we no longer look at in life, find new strength.
When young people from the Dreux conservatory dance among works of art
How did he come to Dreux?
This man is a sculpture by Daniel Firman. The internationally renowned artist opens the doors of his studio, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as part of the Ar
“I couldn't see much of the old Esmery-Caron factory from the street. But, I knew right away that I had to be there.”
Daniel Firman, artist (empty)
This is not just any workshop: Daniel Firman has set up in the premises of the former Esmery-Caron factory, rue Pastre in Dreux. The artist, who works between New York and Warsaw, discovered by chance this building built in 1909 by the architect Georges Bauniée in 1909.
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This man does not give in despite the objects that clutter him. Photo: Quentin Reix.
In Dreux, the Ar
“One of my works was exhibited at the Ar
“Last year, I wasn't ready to open the doors to my workshop. I am today.”
Daniel Firman, artist (empty)
Daniel Firman had already been asked last year to open the doors of his Drouais workshop. “But I wasn’t ready. I am today. »
We expect to see these dancers move. Photo: Quentin Reix.
The Friends of the Ar-
People who go to this open house will have the chance to discover or rediscover a building which has been important in the industrial history of Dreux and which, through the work of an artist, rediscovers its past splendor while shaping a future. anchored in today's creation.
Statuses of dancers we wait to see move
They will be moved by the beauty of the place, but also by the works of Daniel Firman which already have their place there. They will, perhaps, want to help this bent over woman to get up, to set these bronze logs on fire, to wonder about these funny shapes which reveal the traces of a human body, to smile in front of these drawings made when the artist does not want to draw. They will also, no doubt, wait to see these seven dancers move, whose bodies brush against each other two by two.
They will imagine exhibitions, the rendering of a work in progress, and imagine parties in the courtyard and in a vast space where the works of Daniel Firman will bring new questions and new emotions.
Practical. Open house at Daniel Firman's workshop as part of Ar
Pascale Rouchaud
