Wolfgang Laib, Pollen from Hazelnut | MoMA

Arts plastiques oeuvres et démarches artistiques — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:24:07 GMT

Filmed and Edited by BUNKER. Produced by The Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with the exhibition "Wolfgang Laib". For more information please visit http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1340

Kôichi Kurita Notre terre- Votre terre, Installation

Arts plastiques oeuvres et démarches artistiques — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:29:42 GMT

Hubert Duprat, Tube de trichoptère, Sculpture

Arts plastiques oeuvres et démarches artistiques — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:19:29 GMT

Entomologists have long been studying the adaptive building behavior of insects. For contemporary French artist Hubert Duprat, this same investigation has been a jumping-off point for artistic exploration. In his ongoing project The Wonderful Caddis Worm: Sculptural Work in Collaboration with Trichoptera, Duprat involves himself in the construction of the protective case of the caddis fly. To encase itself, the larvae spins a silken structure, weaving in particles of sticks, rocks and plants, always remaining hidden inside. Just when the larvae is ready to begin this process, Duprat places it into a series of un(natural) environments, substituting flecks of gold and other precious materials for the more natural plant and mineral matter. In this way he prompts the caddis fly to construct a curious, bejeweled case. Until nymphosis is complete, the larvae inhabits this mobile home of somewhat grotesque beauty.