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As a contemporary sculptor, Vivien Roubaud introduces modern materials to the field of art. Salvaging spare parts of used appliances that we discard as frenetically as we consume them, he proposes and pursues a new spin on being an artist. Without restricting himself to a specific practice or material, he develops each piece as a fully-fledged prototype, each one of them requiring various skills for their implementation. More than an artist, Vivien Roubaud is therefore a researcher and a tireless tinkerer embracing new know-how each time it is needed to bring to life an idea developed for a long time beforehand.
For all that, his aim is not to transform our everyday artefacts into aesthetic icons, it is more a matter of changing the aesthetic sphere so that it resembles and more adequately reflects contemporary issues and the topography of the world as it is here and now. Nothing is concealed and nothing is pared down for minimalist purposes in his assemblages.
This exhibition has been organised to mark the centenary of Olivier Debré’s birth in 2020, as a prelude to the exhibition “Étendue, corps, espace. Olivier Debré et les artistes-architectes”
vivien roubaud
Born in Vouziers, France, in 1986. He lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
The artist seeks to extract unused qualities or hidden properties from the objects that sustain our lives. The active mixtures he makes are confronted and take shape in precarious and unstable balances. Bypassing functions and disorganising know-how are research that requires him to adopt a distanced perspective. Dust or pollen, spare parts from printers or freezers are used to create hybrid installations, often balancing on the edge of a technique. His creations frequently recreate micro-phenomena or microcosms.
Graduated with a DNESP, with congratulations from the jury, from the École nationale supérieure d’art de la Villa Arson (Nice) in 2011.
Winner of the EMERIGE Revelations Prize in 2014.
Vivien Roubaud is represented by Galerie In Situ – fabienne leclerc (Grand Paris)
As a contemporary sculptor, Vivien Roubaud introduces modern materials to the field of art. Salvaging spare parts of used appliances that we discard as frenetically as we consume them, he proposes and pursues a new spin on being an artist. Without restricting himself to a specific practice or material, he develops each piece as a fully-fledged prototype, each one of them requiring various skills for their implementation. More than an artist, Vivien Roubaud is therefore a researcher and a tireless tinkerer embracing new know-how each time it is needed to bring to life an idea developed for a long time beforehand.
For all that, his aim is not to transform our everyday artefacts into aesthetic icons, it is more a matter of changing the aesthetic sphere so that it resembles and more adequately reflects contemporary issues and the topography of the world as it is here and now. Nothing is concealed and nothing is pared down for minimalist purposes in his assemblages.
This exhibition has been organised to mark the centenary of Olivier Debré’s birth in 2020, as a prelude to the exhibition “Étendue, corps, espace. Olivier Debré et les artistes-architectes”
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