Julien CREUZET Solitary, sun, memory, solid (the inseperable feathered ones separated, the messages never arrived, today it is necessary to smile) - 2019 Engraving and paper collage on laminated plywood Signed, dated and titled on the back 190 × 140 × 2 cm Engraving and paper collage on laminated plywood ; signed, dated and titled on the reverse 74.80 × 55.12 × 0.79 in. Source : Document Gallery, Chicago Africa First Collection Exhibitions : Paris, FIAC, Document Gallery stand (Chicago), Julien Creuzet : solo show, 22 - 25 October 2019 Condition: A certificate from the Document Gallery will be given to the purchaser. Julien CREUZET Quote: "For my part, I think that summoning the imaginary is something very powerful - especially in a society like ours where we forget the importance of this place, of imagining the possible, the impossible, fictions, real things. I try to make use of reality, history, science, sociology, philosophy... and to bring them together in the field of forms, through poetry" - Interview by Sabine Mirlesse, published on 5 October 2021 on the Centre Pompidou website. A Franco-Caribbean artist born in 1986, his work was recently the subject of a solo exhibition at the LUMA Foundation in Zurich (2023), and he has also exhibited at the Camden Arts Centre in London (2021), the CAN Centre d'art in Neuchâtel (2019), the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2019), and the Fondation Ricard in Paris (2018). Julien Creuzet has also taken part in numerous group exhibitions, including Manifesta 13 in Marseille (2020). After receiving the Camden Arts Centre prize in London in 2019, he was nominated two years later for the Marcel Duchamp prize. Chosen to represent France at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Julien Creuzet is the first artist from overseas to take over the historic pavilion. A self-professed poet, Creuzet's immersive, text-based installations interweave a range of practices, addressing his own diasporic experience and his relationship with Martinique, his ancestral homeland, which he describes as "the heart of [his] imagination". Inspired by Aimé Césaire and Édouard Glissant, Julien Creuzet moves between historical reflections on creolisation and futuristic visions. His works seem to be brought ashore by the ocean's undertow, like relics inviting us to enter his exhibitions, which are arranged as landscapes. This panel entitled Solitary, Sun, Memory, Solid (the inseparable feathered ones separated, the messages never arrived, today it is necessary to smile was created during the artist's residency at the Neuchâtel art centre (Switzerland, September 2019). The composition is punctuated by scattered and glued book pages that the artist then sanded. On the smooth, luminous lemon-yellow surface, a sinuous engraved drawing reveals the raw material and unfolds like a visual interpretation of the poem that the artist wrote as the title of the piece. In this work we find the essence of Julien Creuzet's work, poetry as a starting point and thread, but also enigmatic drawings charged with symbolism. Cutting-edge techniques and raw materials intermingle to deliver this incredibly powerful panel tinged with voodoo culture. Julien Creuzet is a Franco-Caribbean artist born in 1986. His work was recently the subject of a solo exhibition at the LUMA Foundation in Zurich (2023). It has also been showcased at the Camden Arts Centre in London (2021), the CAN Centre d'art in Neuchâtel (2019), the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2019), and the Fondation Ricard in Paris (2018). Creuzet has participated in numerous group shows, including Manifesta 13 in Marseille (2020). He received the Camden Arts Centre Prize in London in 2019 and was nominated two years later for the Marcel Duchamp Prize. Chosen to represent France at the Venice Biennale 2024, Julien Creuzet is the first artist from the French overseas territories to occupy the historic pavilion. A self-proclaimed poet first and foremost, this visual artist interweaves practices to create immersive text-based installations addressing his diasporic experience and his relationship with Martinique, his ancestral homeland, which he describes as "the heart of [his] imagination." Inspired by Aimé Césaire and Édouard Glissant, Creuzet navigates between historical reflections on creolization and futuristic visions. Seemingly brought ashore by the ocean's undertow, his works appear as relics, inviting us to enter his landscaped exhibitions. The panel entitled Solitary, Sun, Memory, Solid (the inseparable feathered ones separated, the messages never arrived, today it is necessary to smile was created during the artist's residency at the Centre d'Art de Neuchâtel (Switzerland, September 2019). The composition is punctuated by scattered and glued book pages, which the artist then sandblasted. On the smooth, luminous lemon-yellow surface, a sinuous engraved design reveals the raw material and unfolds like a visual interpretation of the poem the artist wrote as the title of the piece. In this work, we find the essence of Julien Creuzet's art: poetry as a starting point and thread, but also enigmatic drawings charged with symbolism. Cutting-edge techniques and raw materials intermingle to deliver this incredibly powerful panel tinged with voodoo culture.