Mel Arsenault: Altars, 2020-2023
The well-being of nature, our mind and our bodies is intimately linked: the Altars are talismanic structures rendering organic and mineral morphologies, shaped with the intention of conveying the deep love I feel for matter. By rendering quasi-symmetrical forms that refers natural geometry and fractals, I allow abstracted shapes to produce familiar feelings, allowing multiple meanings to arise.
Captions
- A garden for Winter who’s waiting for Spring (triptych), 2023, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 41x41x41cm
- Altar for the Oyster and the Caterpillar (diptych), 2023, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 42x22x40cm
- Crypsis, 2020, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 17x22x18cm, photo Alberto Porro
- Senses grotto, 2021, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 38x25x21cm
- Phimerlicipe I, 2020, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 37×20.5×13
- Autel pour la flèche d temps, 2021, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 46x31x14
- For Delphine, 2022, glass skins, stoneware, 51×40.5x10cm
- Touta-Metti, 2020, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 37.5x30x9 cm
- A moth made of bones, 2020, glass skins, stoneware, 20x12x7cm
- Wood Nymph II, 2021, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 44x34x11cm
- Nocturnal Ethmos II, 2021, glass skins, stoneware, 40 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm
- Astroblast, 2020, glass skins, stoneware, porcelain, 40x23x18cm
- Phloème, glass skins, stoneware, concrete, 40x23x18cm
- Installation view, MFA Gallery
- Installation view of Abri-Désir at Projet Casa, 2021, photo: Alignements
- In nature view
