“Octopus Head Woman” by Laure Prouvost
12 — 24 November 2024, 12 — 7 pm
- Participants
- Laure Prouvost
- Venue
- Museu Picasso
- A project by
- Museu Picasso de Barcelona & Loop
- Price
- Free admission
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In the work Octopus Head Woman, a video is looped on a screen that acts as the head of a metal figure pushing a mop. It alternates images of an octopus covering the face and legs of a woman with sequences that address the viewer directly, congratulating them, inviting them to vodka, or complaining about their job.
Recognized for her immersive, multisensory, and transmedia installations, with interwoven storylines that blend fiction and reality, Laure Prouvost (Croix-Lille, 1978) is an extraordinary storyteller who envelops the viewer in her surreal narratives and directly engages them in the storytelling, inviting them to imagine themselves in alternative and strange scenarios.
Laure Prouvost is considered one of the most original artists of her generation and she is representing France for the 58th Venice Biennale. Her artistic output consistently returns to themes of escape into unfamiliar worlds or imaginings of unexpected alternative environments. A strong narrative impulse propels her practice, resulting in immersive, trans-medial installations with interwoven story lines that combine fiction and reality. Her videos, installations, paintings and tapestries unhinge commonplace and expected connections between language, image, and perception. Stepping away from traditional linear narratives, the artist crafts sensual environments laden with playful mistranslation that open a space for the viewer to grapple with the unstable relationship between imagination and reality.
Last update: October 14th, 2019.
