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The CAC – la synagogue de Delme invites you to the open studio of Angélique Heidler on Wednesday August 30th 2023 at 6:30pm at 10b rue des cigognes, Lindre-Basse.
The pictorial practice of Angélique Heidler has developed for several years along the path of an uninhibited style of painting, finding inspiration from popular references convoking juvenile energy, late-stage capitalism, sexism, and an old-fashioned atmosphere. (...) On the occasion of her residency at Lindre-Basse, Angélique Heidler extends her experimentation into new pictorial compositions and ventures beyond the frame, winding up with collages in relief, a kind of plane made of objects gathered across the territory of the residency that are more or less vernacular, ranging from a farming saw to Barbie’s wardrobe, from crucifixes found in bulk to cheap mirrors found at local supermarkets. The artist thus pursues her research into the art of the collage which, amalgamating various realities, produces a jocular kind of self-portrait, in search of a balance between a certain joie de vivre and the imposed violence of everyday life. (...)