November 30 - 12 January 2019
Last Resort
Borgergade 2, courtyard
DK 1300 Copenhagen K
Hello Peter, hello Andreas,
I would like to introduce you my new show with a picture I took
with my friend Joan Braun. I think it’s a delphinium. You know how much I like
flowers. As a sculptor, they are to me the perfect creation. I like this image
because it shows a sculptural form of beauty, lightness and queerness, three
important qualities that I’m trying to achieve with my work. So this exhibition
is entitled « Collection » , a term used both in the art world and
the fashion industry. I want to present something very pure : ten new
draperies, ten compositions of colours and shapes made with steel and silk.
« Collection » is also an exploration of references that deeply inspire
me.
For example, you’ll find a piece dedicated to the Rose of
Versailles, a fictional character created in 1972 by the mangaka Ryoko Ikeda.
The story focuses on Oscar Francois de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a man to
become her father’s successor as leader the Palace Guards, before and during
the French revolution. Another one is an hommage to Brian De Palma, probably
one of my favorite director, and his (underrated) movie « Femme
Fatale ». There’s also a drapery dedicated to the iconic image shot in
1980 by Richard Avedon for Calvin Klein starring Brooke
Shields. Everything I like is in this picture : choreographic composition,
diffuse sensuality and minimal references. The quirky pose reminds me the
delphinium ; sculpture is not about being unalterable, it’s about movement and
balance. Fun fact : my very first drapery in 2012 was also an Avedon X Klein
picture, but this time with the model Patti Hansen…
Well, I don’t want to ruin all the surprises so I give you
rendez-vous next week to reveal all the pieces and the secrets of this
collection!
Love and ice cream,
Justin
P.S. It turns out it’s not a delphinium but an eremurus :-)
_______________
Justin Morin (b. 1979, Mont Saint Martin, France) lives and works in Paris.