Pierre Bismuth
De noir à rien (couleur #1)
2003
Unique
The show accommodates Origamis as well as it unveils a new version of the artist's chromatic series. "From Black to nothing": Every new edition of the series reproduces the colour of a preceding exhibition only with a hardly visible modification. It is only by keeping track with the exhibitions that the evolution becomes apparent.
Pierre Bismuth
De rouge à rien #6
2002
Unique
Each new presentation of the series "from Red to Nothing" reproduces with a hardly noticeable difference the colour of the latest show, with a slight addition of white. It is only after a certain number of venues that the evolution becomes visible for those who follow the series, doomed for ending in white.
Pierre Bismuth
In prevention of technical malfunction - Unplugged Bruce NAUMAN video work
2003
two unplugged screens on pedestals
Unique
"In prevention of technical malfunction (unplugged Bruce NAUMAN video work)" is a humorous reference to a situation with which every exhibitions visitor is familiar: videos that can not be seen because of technical problems. All that can be seen here is the presentation medium, namely, the monitors. According to Bismuth, the work that should be running on these monitors is "Good Boy, Bad Boy" by the famous American artist Bruce Nauman. Instead, the viewers have to call it up in their mind's eye, or imagine something themselves based on the title. We, as recipients are thus challenged to a very high degree to become actively, creatively involved.
Pierre Bismuth
Link # 7
1999
video on TV screen, carpets
Continuity and discontinuity are fundamental themes in Link. The artist's starting point and basic material is the film classic « Sleuth » (1972), an English ‘whodunnit' spoken in slang, by Joseph L Mankiewicz (featuring Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier). The original film is shown being run on different television screens in different apartments. The editing in the original movie corresponds with changes of location in the Pierre Bismuth's « remake». The use of « Sleuth » is significant since all the filming took place on the same set. By constantly changing scene in the different apartments, the artist's Link becomes a paraphrase of the original's adaptation.To make this piece the artist is (still) looking for producers who will each finance 170 seconds of his remake.
Pierre Bismuth
Origami "Eventail" (Sol Lewitt)
2003
unfolded origami on poster
37.4 x 31.8 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Origami "Cochon" (Matrix)
2003
unfolded origami on poster
105.8 x 75.6 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Origami "Coquillage" (New York)
2003
unfolded origami on poster
66.4 x 86.4 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Replaced by the same (14 personnes + un trapeze)
2003
69.4 x 101.2 centimeters
Unique
"Replaced by the same" is a set of photos that plays with the idea of substituting one object with its double. By withdrawing identical elements from the duplicate artist has produced a set of photos that have no thematic coherence with one another.
Pierre Bismuth
Replaced by the same (deux machines + une forme)
2003
69.4 x 101.2 centimeters
Unique
"Replaced by the same" is a set of photos that plays with the idea of substituting one object with its double. By withdrawing identical elements from the duplicate artist has produced a set of photos that have no thematic coherence with one another.
Pierre Bismuth
Replaced by the same (un paysage + une patate)
2003
69.4 x 101.2 centimeters
Unique
"Replaced by the same" is a set of photos that plays with the idea of substituting one object with its double. By withdrawing identical elements from the duplicate artist has produced a set of photos that have no thematic coherence with one another.
Pierre Bismuth
Something Less Something More
2004
Unique
"Des choses en moins des choses en plus" consists of walls that have different sized holes in them. Circles that have been removed from wall's surface eliminate the maximum of material and accumulate on the ground. This installation is referring to resourceful use of manufacturing waste. What is missing at one point is to be found at another: something less, something more. This represents an elementary rearrangement of material, and the rudimentary process remains visible to the viewer. At the same time, the (meaningless) destruction or perforation creates a new situation.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami "Crevette" (Paris)
2003
unfolded origami on poster
125.9 x 157.2 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami - Lamp
2003
paper-folding
67.5 x 98.5 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami - Mont Fuji
2003
unfolded origami on poster
108 x 144.5 centimeters
Unique
These foldings are Origamis consisting of different materials – magazines, newspapers, posters, maps etc. The origamis are showed unfolded, bearing only the trace of its folding. Nevertheless, each piece keeps the name of what it was as an origami.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami - Poisson
2003
paper-folding
107.8 x 76.8 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami – Casque de Samurai
2003
paper-folding
72.5 x 72.5 centimeters
Unique
The paper-foldings (origami) are of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. An origami is shown unfolded and does not reveal any trace of what it was as an origami; nevertheless every object keeps the name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
Pierre Bismuth
Unfolded Origami – Turtle
2003
paper-folding
67.4 x 97.2 centimeters
Unique
The paper-folding (origami) can be made of different materials – magazines, journals, posters, plans etc. A ready-made origami is unfolded and doesn't reveal any trace of its creation; every object keeps nevertheless name of the thing that the corresponding origami is supposed to represent.
