In the heart of Provence's wine-growing region, in the setting of the Château Saint-Maur Cru Classé estate in Cogolin, the ORAÉ contemporary art gallery presents the exhibition ‘De Cors e D'Eime’ and invites visitors to immerse themselves in the work of four artists whose craft shapes matter.
From 7 April to 25 May, in the vineyard overlooking sun-drenched landscapes, on three levels and over 500 m² of exhibition space, ORAÉ brings together the works of four women who, through painting, sculpture and installation, evoke the flesh and the spirit, the momentum of life and the invisible force that runs through it. They question the strength of matter - heavy, raw, modelled or sublimated - and its power of transcendence.
Each in her own way, these artists prolong the cycle of life, breathing new life into the elements they manipulate.
Isabelle d'Assignies, collects and dries plants, freezing an eternal trace in the ephemeral. Under her hands, leaves and petals leave their fragile condition behind to be reborn in a vibrant immobility, imbued with soul and memory. Through this process, nature is transformed, transcending the limits of time and reminding us that each form contains a silent story, a breath frozen in eternity.
Tiffany Bouelle, composes with paint as one composes a melody in motion. Here, the pictorial material is never fixed; it dances before the eye, oscillating between control and spontaneity. Each canvas becomes a suspended moment, a score where the rhythm of shapes and colours responds to that of intuition and gesture. The artist explores calligraphy, where the line is a breath and the gesture a language. The ink unfolds on the support like a suspended breath, each stroke a heartbeat, an immediate and irreversible imprint of the present moment.
Elisa Uberti, explores a subtle balance between craftsmanship, sculpture and functional design. Her universe, marked by organic forms and raw textures, evokes a deeply sensitive approach to the body and movement. Her creations, often made of ceramic or wool, exude a tactile softness and sculptural presence reminiscent of human anatomy or natural elements. Uberti crafts objects that seem inhabited by a vital energy, almost in motion despite their static nature. Her sculptures and light fixtures evoke postures, movements, and sometimes even embraces.
Elsa Oudshoorn, explores the relationship between the body, movement and materiality. Through her sculptures and installations, she questions physical presence and the memory of gesture, playing on the interaction between fullness and emptiness, rigidity and flexibility. Her works, often made of materials such as plaster, textile or metal, evoke fragments of bodies or suspended silhouettes. They capture a tension, an unstable balance, as if movement were taking place or had just stopped.
