Exhibition in Toulouse. The monumental works of Eva Jospin, the daughter of Lionel Jospin, can be discovered in La Grave

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The sculptures and installations ofEva Jospin – who is, yes, the daughter of whom you know – are on display until March 30, 2025 at the Grave Chapelin Toulouse.

An Eva Jospin exhibition inside La Grave

Specially selected to “build a dialogue with the architecture” of the emblematic Toulouse monument which houses it, this set of works combines finesse and the monumental, the grandiose and the delicate, using the favorite material of the artist: cardboard. A material with a “raw and austere” appearance which opens up a vast field of possibilities for its cutting and collage.

“Cardboard is freedom,” explains the artist born in Paris in 1975. “It’s like pencil but brought back to sculpture. Desacralized, practical, it allows for errors and has allowed me to create works on a monumental scale. » We verify this throughout this fascinating exhibition, in particular with an imposing “Cenotaph” 10 meters high.

Gigantism and attention to detail

The visitor's attention and concentration are on alert and constantly requested: the gigantism of the work attracts the eye, which will then delve into its innumerable details. We often think of the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai – more cardboard, less colors – for this multitude of tiny things to discover at the heart of these immense structures, which the artist recommends going around in order to identify them. all aspects, all angles, all points of view.

Forest and architectural landscapes

Far from limiting herself to cardboard, Eva Jospin has been exploring for several years other materials and supports such as linen threads, silk, brass or Japanese paper, to invent plural and fascinating typologies. The works – generally sacred places – then welcome nymphaea, Gothic and Palladian architecture, that is to say inspired by the 16th century architect^e century Andrea Palladio and characterized by classic, even austere, shapes, but also chasms and dark forests.

Moreover, the graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Eva Jospin works regularly and through several mediums of forest and architectural landscapes, the spirit of which we find in this exhibition which is thought of as “a stroll between works chosen to respond to the history and architecture of the monument. » A dreamy stroll like the best wanderings: the imagination is also summoned into this universe where everything has to be invented, because humans are foreign there, and narration is avoided. The pleasure is immense and the taste for discovery total.

Yves GABAY

Eva Jospin exhibition, until March 30, 2025, Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the La Grave chapel (1, place Lange). Prices from 3 to 5 €. Reservations on monuments.toulouse.fr

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