The exhibition features the series Plates-I-XXXI by German photographer Lia Darjes. During the lockdown, the artist found inspiration in watching a squirrel approach a piece of cake left on her parents’ garden table. She recreated this scene by inviting her loved ones to share meals in the same place, or by inviting herself into other people’s gardens, and then collects the remains — dishes, flowers, crumbs — carefully arranged as the beginnings of a contemporary still life. The artist then set up her camera, programmed to trigger in her absence when movement occurs. The camera sometimes remained there for a night, sometimes for a week, open to the possibility that an animal might enter the frame and thus capture a suspended moment. The exhibition celebrates the subtle coexistence of human and animal life, while inviting viewers to rediscover the simple beauty of a shared world.
A collaboration with Fondation Convergences.
