Entropê, 2015

Dominique Blais   Emerging artists

Entropê, 2014-2015 Glass, copper oxide, copper, solid oak Glass element: 23.5 x 13.6 cm / Pedestal table: 104 x 52 x 52 cm Edition of 3 + 2 EA Made by CIRVA, Marseille (glass) / Atelier Marc Descarrega, Paris (cabinetmaking) "I worked at the International Center for Research on Glass and Plastic Arts (CIRVA) for a period that spanned two years. The work entitled" Entropê "stems from my observation of the blower: from the preparation of the workshop to the precise and repetitive gestures of the craftsman, through his panoply of tools, of which the cane is the keystone. I wanted to create a sculpture that would also evoke the rotational movement applied to the cane during hot work. The shape of the spinning top emerged. At the same time, my interest in fluxes led me to reflect on the electrical properties of glass: at low temperature, it is insulation while it becomes conductive at high temperature. I then stopped on another o bjet, the high voltage line insulator, to design a hybrid sculpture that mixes this shape and that of a top. During the working sessions at CIRVA, I always imagined that the insulating character of solid glass should coexist with its conductive counterpart, represented here by a copper plate on which the object would quite simply be placed. The question of the pedestal then arose. To extend the artisanal process of making the work, I turned to a cabinetmaker and we designed solid oak furniture, according to my conceptual and aesthetic expectations. One of the main characteristics that I wanted to give to this pedestal table with its simple and refined shapes was to appear timeless. When we look at the final device, we can think, by its design and craftsmanship, that it emanates from another time. "