Sortie de bal
“She has stopped on a step and I still do not know why. Perhaps someone called her. Perhaps she wanted one last look at the room she is leaving. That is t…
€2,400 — Le Yack
“She has stopped on a step and I still do not know why. Perhaps someone called her. Perhaps she wanted one last look at the room she is leaving. That is the only thing I was after here: the moment when someone has already gone without being gone yet. The train, though, stays behind, spread across the steps she has just come down. That detail kept me busy longer than the faces. The rest lies in the light. Behind her, the chandelier warms the panelling and the shoulders: the evening goes on without missing a beat. In front of her, the marble is grey, and it goes down. Red is the only colour that crosses from one side to the other. The guests watch, no one moves. That is why I painted the seco…
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