Nathalie Talec - Gimme Shelter - Staircase

This notion of shelter prolongs the evident interest of the artist for heroic performances, explorations and isolation places since the 1980s. One of a kind shelter, this window/work presents a series of objects lit up by neon lamps. There are simple and staple furniture, a minimal accommodation: a staircase, a table, a chair and a bed. This work displayed in three separate units opens a space of “fictional projection”.

In the framework of a state commission from 2013, the work Gimme shelter was created at scale 1 for the city of Saint-Etienne. This edition, created in 2016, is like a sculpture waiting to be activated from the inside as much as a poetic object that turns into a real image.

Staircase unit.