"From a variety of natural colors of clay, Léonore Chastagner sculpts tender representations of the human form. She details the wrinkles on one's knuckles, the creases in a pair of denim jeans, and the intricate layers of a loosely folded T-shirt."
""I use clay as one uses a diary: to record the feelings of daily life and the things that surround me," Chastagner tells Colossal. "I take interest in what's in front of me when I'm alone: my apartment, clothes, small gestures of the body.""
"Clay is itself a timeless and inherently malleable medium, which Chastagner appreciates for the range of techniques and consistencies she can work with. Because the material is soft and immediately responsive to touch, it represents a kind of freedom and openness. "I was also drawn to (clay's) simplicity," the artist says. "It's a natural material that's been used by human beings since the earliest civilisations. It has a universal quality.""
Léonore Chastagner sculpts tender, small-scale representations of the human form using natural-colored clays, rendering fine details like knuckle wrinkles and fabric folds. Her art-history background and interest in archaeology inform a focus on talismans and objects buried with the dead. Clay's malleability, responsiveness, and long historical use shape her practice and choice of medium. Recent work centers on domestic environments—miniature bedrooms and living rooms—that evoke nostalgia and a dollhouse scale. Exhibition activity includes a solo presentation at Ceramic Brussels and upcoming solo shows at Centrale in Brussels and Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou in Paris.
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