LOST IN REFLECTION
GUILLAUME LACHAPELLE
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
LOST IN REFLFECTION
Lost in Reflection plunges the viewer into an infinite space that dissolves into a dark, enigmatic void. This dizzying work challenges our visual perception as an enigmatic library opens onto an endless corridor through a subtle interplay of mirrors and light. The repeated shelves, filled with inaccessible books, suggest total knowledge… yet remain forever elusive.
Guillaume Lachapelle experiments with perception and questions the very nature of knowledge. Lost in Reflection confronts us with the boundless expanse of information and the vertigo of its accumulation, evoking an internet that is abundant yet paradoxically devoid of meaning.
Year created: 2015
Guillaume Lachapelle experiments with perception and questions the very nature of knowledge. Lost in Reflection confronts us with the boundless expanse of information and the vertigo of its accumulation, evoking an internet that is abundant yet paradoxically devoid of meaning.
Year created: 2015
Technical specifications
Materials: Mdf, paint, polyurethane foam, latex rubber, fiberglass mat, glass, light
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 106” x 79” x 43″
Notes: Self-standing and luminous indoor installation
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 106” x 79” x 43″
Notes: Self-standing and luminous indoor installation
ARTISTE
GUILLAUME LACHAPELLE, QUEBEC
Guillaume Lachapelle has presented solo exhibitions at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Edward Day Gallery in Toronto, the Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides in Saint-Jérôme, and the Circa exhibition center in Montreal. He has also participated in the National Biennale of Contemporary Sculpture in Trois-Rivières (2016), the Venice Biennale (2015), and group exhibitions at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. His works are included in the collections of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Loto-Québec, Montréal’s Public Art program, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec’s Loan Collection. He lives and works in Montreal, where he is represented by Galerie Art Mûr.
