| Grand Ensemble, 2013 |
Construction from hundreds of objects of different materials and colors, in the form of rods
17,50 x 7,70 x 8,20 m
Production: La Criée, Centre d'art contemporain, Rennes
Curator: Sophie Kaplan
"In the central space, Jan Kopp has designed a monumental piece, entitled Grand Ensemble, which extends from floor to ceiling. A rhizomic work, the sculpture is made up of hundreds of objects of different materials and colors, in the form of rods: sticks, branches, broomsticks, curtain rods, telescopic antennas, rulers, tubes, etc. One can also discover more unusual objects: musical instrument, parasol, landing net, tennis racket, sword, golf clubs, etc. The materials that make up this Grand Ensemble are the result of a collection initiated by Jan Kopp among the people of Rennes, prior to the exhibition. Some of the objects were lent or donated; others were gleaned from travels in the urban network. For Jan Kopp, the rods correspond to "personal metre-stones" moved from various points in the city of Rennes and which draw a geography or an imaginary network.the sculpture induces the idea of movement and multiple trajectories. Each rod is on the scale of man; it refers to his uses and more broadly to his relationship to the world. Some objects, such as walking sticks or paddles, are used to facilitate the movement of the body in space; others appear as indicators of the passage of time. The different objects collected bear witness to singular, fragmented histories, which, when placed end to end, constitute a Grand Ensemble. The stems are as many snippets of individual stories that cross and intertwine, like a visual variation of La Vie Mode d'Emploi by Georges Perec. In this "forest" of heterogeneous objects, the eye moves from one element to another. The objects, the structure and the bodies of the visitors merge, intertwine, offering a diversity of points of view on the work. The whole appears both fragile and monumental, dense and airy, like an organic network. The multiple combinations play on the physical resistance of the materials. If the very space of the art center limits the extension of the sculpture, the projected shadows create the illusion of an extension of its design on the walls, thus opening to the imagination."
17,50 x 7,70 x 8,20 m
Production: La Criée, Centre d'art contemporain, Rennes
Curator: Sophie Kaplan
"In the central space, Jan Kopp has designed a monumental piece, entitled Grand Ensemble, which extends from floor to ceiling. A rhizomic work, the sculpture is made up of hundreds of objects of different materials and colors, in the form of rods: sticks, branches, broomsticks, curtain rods, telescopic antennas, rulers, tubes, etc. One can also discover more unusual objects: musical instrument, parasol, landing net, tennis racket, sword, golf clubs, etc. The materials that make up this Grand Ensemble are the result of a collection initiated by Jan Kopp among the people of Rennes, prior to the exhibition. Some of the objects were lent or donated; others were gleaned from travels in the urban network. For Jan Kopp, the rods correspond to "personal metre-stones" moved from various points in the city of Rennes and which draw a geography or an imaginary network.the sculpture induces the idea of movement and multiple trajectories. Each rod is on the scale of man; it refers to his uses and more broadly to his relationship to the world. Some objects, such as walking sticks or paddles, are used to facilitate the movement of the body in space; others appear as indicators of the passage of time. The different objects collected bear witness to singular, fragmented histories, which, when placed end to end, constitute a Grand Ensemble. The stems are as many snippets of individual stories that cross and intertwine, like a visual variation of La Vie Mode d'Emploi by Georges Perec. In this "forest" of heterogeneous objects, the eye moves from one element to another. The objects, the structure and the bodies of the visitors merge, intertwine, offering a diversity of points of view on the work. The whole appears both fragile and monumental, dense and airy, like an organic network. The multiple combinations play on the physical resistance of the materials. If the very space of the art center limits the extension of the sculpture, the projected shadows create the illusion of an extension of its design on the walls, thus opening to the imagination."
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— Explosante Fixe, Tanguy Viel, in Soulever le Monde, Edition Filigranes, 2015 |
| Photos : © Benoît Mauras |