Galerie La B.A.N.K presents Looping, a collection of recent works by graphic artist Sylvain Ciavaldini. Updating early 20th-century surrealist dreams with a shot of pop, the drawings and paintings of Marseille-based Ciavaldini invite viewers into what the artist calls ‘a world between worlds’. In his large-format works on paper, Ciavaldini deconstructs and reassembles familiar elements – trees, home, stars, night –rendering them strange yet oddly comfortable and undeniably enchanting. Each of these otherworldly visions are given life through delicately worded phrases such as ‘the sky and the earth only blend when night falls’. Floating specters of idyllic domesticity accompany Ciavaldini’s dream images, as several laser-cut silhouettes of sweet homes dangle from the ceiling, each creating an ephemeral shadow image of its own. Also known for his video installations, don’t miss Ciavaldini’s animation in the cave below.
Until 27 March.
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