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#apocalypse #miniature #mixed media #sculpture #Simon Laveuve
Haphazard Safe Havens Rise into the Sky in Simon Laveuve’s Miniature Post-Apocalyptic Islands
Detail of “La Bouée” (2022), 47 x 19 x 19 centimeters. All images © Simon Laveuve, shared with permission
Paris-based artist Simon Laveuve (previously) continues to build out his dystopian universe with rickety structures that tower above land and sea. Heavy with dirt and the occasional graffiti tag, the miniature constructions are eerie, disquieting safe havens in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic landscape. Salvaged objects like tires, wooden panels, and lengths of chain support the shelters, which tend to contain tiny outlooks with seating and remnants of provisions. In his most recent mixed-media sculptures like “Le 122,” Laveuve considers lawlessness and what it means to live in an organized society without rule.
The artist has an upcoming show in New York, and you can follow news about that exhibition on Instagram.
Detail of “La Bouée” (2022), 47 x 19 x 19 centimeters
Detail of “La Bouée” (2022), 47 x 19 x 19 centimeters
Detail of “Le 122” (2022), 70 x 40 x 25 centimeters
“Le 122” (2022), 70 x 40 x 25 centimeters
“Dans la soucoupe” (2018), 20 x 20 x 55 centimeters
Detail of “Le 122” (2022), 70 x 40 x 25 centimeters
#apocalypse #miniature #mixed media #sculpture #Simon Laveuve
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