THE STABLES

Known for her immersive and mixed-media installations that combine film and installation in humorous and idiosyncratic ways, the work of Laure Prouvost (1978, France) addresses miscommunication and ideas becoming lost in translation. Playing with language as a tool for the imagination, Prouvost is interested in confounding linear narratives and expected associations among words, images and meaning.

With this edition Laure Prouvost takes a decidedly feminist stance. Two women’s breasts fill the mirror, with the text ‘Looking at you looking at us‘ underneath. These breasts are not objectified as in advertisements or many other images of women’s bodies . On the contrary, they are the subject and they are looking at us – literally, like eyes. The text below makes you feel momentarily diffident as a viewer, you are caught off guard. But as always, the tone is playful. Breasts, buttocks and other female forms do appear frequently in Prouvost’s work. They represent a soft power: natural, feminine and inclusive.