Mathieu Mercier

Mathieu Mercier’s installation arouses associations with functional objects and their everyday use by relating elements such as a curtain, screen, glass case, fireplace or supporting beam to the enclosed, windowless exhibition studio with its dominant architecture of pillars. A red velvet stage curtain with a printed metallic grille pattern covers the wall opposite the entrance and is repeatedly reflected by the mirror surfaces of five pedestals set into the space. On the one hand, this points to the staged quality of the entire spatial situation, on the other hand it compels the visitors to search for additional, hidden possibilities of interpretation.