Ed Pien
Deep Waters

For his first solo exhibition in France, Edward Pien presented a monumental work conceived specifically for the gallery of the Canadian Cultural Centre. Behind a circular mural structure set up in the space like an awkward and fragile sculpture, a series of concentric corridors unfold, where superimposed drawings of characters and animals intertwine. This floating darkness, glistening under sombre blue-hued lighting, invites us to transgress the limits of the visible. In this labyrinth of myths, images and troubling life-size beings, Pien questions the concepts of vulnerability, fear and discomfort. His drawings create scenes with imagery made of evocative and expressive figures, often marked by sexual ambiguity.

Year of publication : january 2002
16,8×24,4 cm , 76 pages
Selling price : 21 €. Text in French and English.

Exhibition dates :
from December 19, 2001 to February 23, 2002.

Essay by Christophe Domino: “Broadsheets from Hell”.

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