Les Formes du Relief, 2009
Book, 13 x 18.5 cm, 204 p, language: French, publisher: Editions Dasein, Paris, ISBN: 9-782952-605472.
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2026/64).
Literary synopsis
Douglas, an ex-geology student, discovers that his father has quit his prestigious university professorship to become a honey retailer. From Neuchatel to Nice, via Florida and England, a year in the life of a quiet observer.
Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice
Les Formes du Relief shares influences (Geology, History, Tourism, Landscape, Beekeeping) with other artworks of the same period by Gindre.
Authorship: Artist Author.
Creative Strategy: Artwork-Novel Parallel Lives.
Genre: Bildungsroman, Plain Fiction, Travelogue.
Publishing: Art Books Publishing House.
Theme: Accidents, Childhood, Everyday Life, Freedom, History, Identity, Love, Memory, Sports, Truth.
Media
>La Voie (Stonehenge 4A+). Resin climbingstones 320×320×12cm. 2006
>Les Paysages Geologiques. Series of 10 paintings. Ballpen on canvas 22×30cm & 28×36cm. 2006-2010
>We Built this City on Schist. Acrylic on tarpaulin 300×400cm. 2008
>Le Present. Engraved brass 12×16cm. 2005. Permanent installation on Geographic Centre of Switzerland
>Cover, 'Les Formes du Relief', 2009
Artist
> Jérémie Gindre.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Book Lovers 4.0 (Pop-up Bookstore). De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam, 28 January 2014 - 02 February 2014.
> Exhibition: The Preparation of the Novel (Book Lovers 5.0). Fabra i Coats - Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, 18 July 2014 - 05 September 2014.
> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.