Art Exhibit: Rorschach’s Insects
Event Information
Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
At
The French Cultural Center
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Free Event
RSVP Recommended (call 617-912-0400)
This event is presented in English and French.
Event Description
Alain Eschenlauer invites us to take a closer look at the insect world. In this exhibit, he presents artworks juxtaposing entomologically precise drawings of insects and symmetrical inkblots reminiscent of the Rorschach’s tests. Oscillating between figuration and abstraction, between zoological truth and psychiatric suggestion, the artist invites us to have a new vision of the insects and our surrounding world. The multiple facets of our complex relationships to these creatures are also illustrated by texts presenting the point of view of various people including a geneticist, an entomologist, a psychiatrist, a pest controller, a zoological museum curator, and children.
About the artist:
Alain Eschenlauer is a young artist who lives and works in Strasbourg, France. At a young age, he became fascinated with the origins of life and would observe insects in the fields surrounding his home. His work, inspired by nature, takes a quasi-scientific approach to the vegetable and animal worlds and demonstrates a unique connection between fact and fiction.
This exhibit is made possible thanks to the support of the Boston-Strasbourg Sister City Association, the Consulat de France in Boston, the French Cultural Center and Strasbourg’s city hall.
Exhibit: June 7 to June 26, 2010
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