Crossed Perspectives (Regards croisés) Exhibition by elparo & Chloé Coomans
From August 10 to October 1, 2023, at MACAM, Chloé Coomans (Belgium) and elparo (France)’s exhibition “Crossed “Perspectives” blends their different art forms, exploring new cultures and environments.
Chloé Coomans (Belgium) works in various mediums, including sculpture, painting, screen printing, printing, ceramics, and video, while elparo (France) started as a graffiti artist and later transitioned to painting on canvas. He now focuses on in-situ sculptures.
Join us at MACAM for the opening of the exhibition “Crossed Perspectives” on August 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
The exhibition runs until October 1, 2023.
During their one-month residency at MACAM, the two artists took the time to fully immerse themselves in the surroundings, drawing inspiration from the environment to create an indoor and outdoor exhibition, incorporating various art forms such as sculpture, drawing, and video. The raw materials they used consisted of natural elements, prompting reflections on their creative process and the inherent history of the industrial site. Having already collaborated on sculptures in Europe and Canada, they embarked on an artist residency at MACAM to create intertwined works, drawing inspiration from the surroundings and using natural materials. Elparo creates an in-situ piece, engaging with nature and the old lime factory, while Coomans presents a multifaceted exhibition, including drawing, installation, and video, in a creative exploration fueled by encounters and journeys.
The event is in collaboration with Artemed and Zico House
Meet the Artists Chloé Coomans & elparo
Please welcome Chloé Coomans from Belgium and elparo from France, MACAM's artists in residence. Thanks to Artemed and in collaboration with Zico House, they will residing in MACAM from July 15 until August 15.
Chloé Coomans works in various mediums, including sculpture, painting, screen printing, printing, ceramics, and video, while elparo started as a graffiti artist and later transitioned to painting on canvas. Today, he primarily focuses on creating site-specific sculptures.
While these two artists have collaborated on sculpture projects in the past, this residency aims to once again create a dialogue between their artistic approaches, this time exploring different mediums: sculpture and video.
• Artist residency of Chloé Coomans and elparo at MACAM from July 15, 2023, to August 15, 2023.
• Scenic and poetic creation workshop led by Chloé Coomans on August 1, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Institut Français of Jounieh.
• Presentation and discussion about "Regards Croisés" by Chloé Coomans and elparo at Zico House on August 7, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
• Opening of the exhibition "Regards Croisés" by Chloé Coomans and elparo at MACAM on August 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The exhibition continues until October 1, 2023.
Elparo
France
Self-taught visual artist, elparo grew up in the Parisian countryside. Coming from the graffiti culture, his practice has diversified over the years, initially exploring pictorial art and eventually digging into playing with site-specific volumes and shapes. His artistic journey began with using discarded materials like old boards, furniture, crates, and pallets as the foundation for his creations. Over time, his practice evolved to include diverse materials such as metal, ceramic, collage, manufactured wood, plywood, cork, and branches.
Elparo's art installations have been featured in festivals, artistic journeys, symposiums, and commissions, showcasing his ability to integrate volume and environment, aligning with the concept of land art. Throughout his creative explorations, he continues to embrace the limitless possibilities of artistic expression.
Chloé Cooman
Belgium
Chloé Coomans explores various disciplines, such as sculpture, ceramics, drawing, painting, screen printing, engraving, video, and installation. Her versatile universe invites us to discover a world with dreamlike dimensions that questions the origins and future of our humanity. It connects us to our universal archaic memory, offering alternative possibilities and resisting trivialization, transforming the violence of our actions into tenderness, even during an intoxicated evening.
Her vocabulary is poetic, engaged, utopian, and universal. It constantly oscillates between love and revolution, innocence and cruelty, silent beauty, and unapologetic ugliness. Revolting against the absurdities and injustices of our world, she becomes incisive, placing weapons on altars, attacking from all sides with Indian arrows, and burning the earth from above. Then, she lays down flowers to soften the hearts, preserving beauty and hope.
Preview of one of Chloé Coomans’ pieces
Sneak peek into elparo’s monumental site-specific installation