Three new collaborations presented in Marseille

The work of the duo Bella Hunt & Dante Di Calce is rooted in pre-industrial craft. With the installation Crypt of the Holy Steering Wheels, in collaboration with Desrues, the duo situates the steering wheel in the long history of creations that are both utilitarian and ceremonial, as well as sources of fantasy. Three steering wheels, magnificent yet powerless remains of a bygone industrial hegemony, dominate the composition, a hybrid triptych combining Japanese tuning, Carolingian art, and damascened motifs.

The textile artist Delphine Dénéréaz blends the traditional weaving art of lirette with popular imagery, in an approach based on the reuse of domestic objects. For the exhibition, Delphine Dénéréaz collaborated with the Goossens goldsmiths to create three pieces: two weavings supported by combs created by the studio, and a folding screen. In her weavings, Delphine Dénéréaz incorporates chains and beads from the house’s dormant inventory, reflecting her approach focusing on reuse. Constructed as a narrative, this installation evokes a return from the underwater exploration of a buried city.

Andrea Moreno was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her work as a ceramist plays with vernacular architecture and her childhood memories. Invited to collaborate with the embroidery workshop Atelier Montex, the artist exhibited her installation Tita for the very first time. Interested in embroidery as an act of reparation, Andrea Moreno started with a broken ceramic curtain to create an original composition of terracotta rings and elements embroidered with woven bracelets, beads, chenille yarn, and sequins, reinterpreting the curtain as a hammock, an everyday object in Venezuela.