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Overlapping Figures
2011
Camille Henrot
Sculpture
33 x 70,5 x 37,5
“Overlapping Figures” appears as a singular, unstable, and interwoven form. Inspired by ancient remnants and artisanal modeling techniques, it combines incised motifs with interlocking volumes. Held in balance by heterogeneous points of support, the sculpture creates a visible state of constant tension. It promotes hypothesis and uncertainty, suggesting a fragile metaphor for human and social equilibrium.
An Arts Décoratifs graduate, Camille Henrot develops a cross-disciplinary practice combining film, sculpture, drawing, installation, and writing. Informed by systems of knowledge, contemporary mythologies, and the accumulation of images, her work explores forms of classification, anxiety, and desire in the age of information overload. Through juxtaposition, shift, and analogy, her works compose unstable constellations in which the rational exists alongside the irrational. Deployed as fragmented narratives or immersive environments, they question how individuals attempt to organize the world, revealing tensions between control, chaos, and the intimate experience of time.
Artwork of
Camille Henrot
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