Didi Gaudron - The Landing, 2024
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Image Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
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Didi Gaudron's recent work explores a beach on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, her mother’s birthplace.
This beach has suffered erosion from rising sea levels and hurricanes, exposing remains from an 18th century cemetery, with bones often scattered across the sand.
"The Book of Towels" (2022) is a collection of monotypes on large sheets of glassine paper recording traces of people buried on the beach, whose remains are being washed away. Each towel print symbolizes a person buried there, making the book a memorial for the nameless.
Gaudron chose glassine paper for its sound, evoking the sea, and its weight, size and fragility, which dictate the page-turning pace to reflect the waves' natural rhythm and encourage contemplation on each imprint.
The work currently has 30 pages and will eventually contain close to 1,000.
“The Book of Towels” in action can be seen at https://www.patriciagaudron.com/.
Other monoprints continue Gaudron's exploration of themes of belonging and finding rest in a complex world.
Her prints and sculptures are held in many private collections in France, Germany, and the UK, including Sir Antony Gormley’s private collection.
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Image Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £69.00
Didi Gaudron's recent work explores a beach on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, her mother’s birthplace.
This beach has suffered erosion from rising sea levels and hurricanes, exposing remains from an 18th century cemetery, with bones often scattered across the sand.
"The Book of Towels" (2022) is a collection of monotypes on large sheets of glassine paper recording traces of people buried on the beach, whose remains are being washed away. Each towel print symbolizes a person buried there, making the book a memorial for the nameless.
Gaudron chose glassine paper for its sound, evoking the sea, and its weight, size and fragility, which dictate the page-turning pace to reflect the waves' natural rhythm and encourage contemplation on each imprint.
The work currently has 30 pages and will eventually contain close to 1,000.
“The Book of Towels” in action can be seen at https://www.patriciagaudron.com/.
Other monoprints continue Gaudron's exploration of themes of belonging and finding rest in a complex world.
Her prints and sculptures are held in many private collections in France, Germany, and the UK, including Sir Antony Gormley’s private collection.
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Image Dimensions: 45 x 35 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £69.00
Didi Gaudron's recent work explores a beach on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, her mother’s birthplace.
This beach has suffered erosion from rising sea levels and hurricanes, exposing remains from an 18th century cemetery, with bones often scattered across the sand.
"The Book of Towels" (2022) is a collection of monotypes on large sheets of glassine paper recording traces of people buried on the beach, whose remains are being washed away. Each towel print symbolizes a person buried there, making the book a memorial for the nameless.
Gaudron chose glassine paper for its sound, evoking the sea, and its weight, size and fragility, which dictate the page-turning pace to reflect the waves' natural rhythm and encourage contemplation on each imprint.
The work currently has 30 pages and will eventually contain close to 1,000.
“The Book of Towels” in action can be seen at https://www.patriciagaudron.com/.
Other monoprints continue Gaudron's exploration of themes of belonging and finding rest in a complex world.
Her prints and sculptures are held in many private collections in France, Germany, and the UK, including Sir Antony Gormley’s private collection.