Caché

The combination of two culturally distant objects and the use of humour in Caché ("Hidden") are characteristic of François Curlet's work. Through this process, the artist's works act as veritable oxymorons.

Here, an Ethiopian stick, a vision of a traditional culture, is clutched by King Kong gloves, a symbol of Western popular culture. The artist's hand vanishes by taking these objects out of their original contexts and looking at them more critically. The work questions the appropriation of one world by another while confronting the viewer with his position as a man facing a threat. The title, Caché, which is French for "Hidden", is an invitation to search.

This sculpture was exhibited for the first time during the exhibition "Debout !" ("Stand Up!") show at the Couvent des Jacobins in Rennes in 2018.