Judith Hopf

François Aubart

Xavier Franceschi

Émilie Renard

Bétonsalon, Paris

Bétonsalon

Installation view of an industrial looking room with sculptures on the floor and an installation. To the left of us, we can see a wall with a series of large, rectangular windows, taking up most of the wall. The upper part of the windows are frosted whereas the lower part is clear. Through the windows, we can see architectural elements, lawns, trees, walkways and a person in movement. It is daytime. In front of us, further down the room, we can see a white wall with a hidden door in its bottom left corner. Along its right edge, from the floor to the ceiling, we can see a strip of raw concrete. In the center of the wall, we can see a wall painting consisting in blue diagonal lines that are broken up in shorter lines. The painting could be seen either abstractly as geometrical lines, or figuratively as rainfall. In front of the hidden door, slightly to the right and bit into the room, we can see the sculpture of a man holding a phone in front of him above his head. To the right of the sculpture of the man, further into to the room and closer to us, we can see another sculpture depicting a yellow flash of lightning stretching from the ceiling to the floor. To the right of the flash, from the white wall in the back to the center of the room, we can see three additional sculptures on the floor. They are thin curled strips, and about the same size as the sculpture of the man. They are red on the outside and pale yellow on the inside, which make them appear as large apple peels lying on the floor. To the right of us, we can see parts of a black drape, suspended from the ceiling. The drape seems to be installed in a circular shape, creating a round, secluded room within the room. Behind the black drape, we can see parts of a light grey brick wall. The floor is concrete, and in the ceiling we can see vertical beams and spot lights installed.

Installation view of an industrial looking room with sculptures on the floor. To the right of us, we can see a wall with a series of large, rectangular windows, taking up most of the wall. In front of us, further down the room, we can see a white wall with a doorway in its bottom right corner, through which we can glimpse a room with a light grey brick wall. Along the left edge of the wall, from the floor to the ceiling, we can see a strip of raw concrete. In front of the white wall to the left, we can see a black drape installed in a circular shape like a tube, suspended from the ceiling. The drape is starting from about half way down the wall. Between the floor and the drape, there is a substantial gap in which we can see the legs of a sculpture of a man on a plinth standing within the room formed by the drape. To the left of the drape, we can see a light grey brick wall, and closer to us, a protruding white wall with two ceramic plates in white and red. In front of the doorway in the white wall, and on the floor to the right of the black drape, as well as closer to us in the center of the room, we can see four sculptures. They are thin curled strips, red on the outside and pale yellow on the inside, which make them appear as large apple peels lying on the floor. To the left of them, reaching from the ceiling down to the floor, we can see another sculpture depicting a yellow flash of lightning. The floor is concrete, and in the ceiling we can see vertical beams and spot lights installed.

Installation view of an industrial looking room with four rectangular, large, vertical windows on a grey wall directly in front of us. To the left of them, we can see a square protruding wall of light grey brick, and to the left of it, parts of another window. Above the windows, we can see the lower half of another series of four windows, and below them, a horizontal metallic pipe on the wall. Through the windows we can see a white building and it front of it, a green lawn, trees, a walkway and benches with people. It is daytime and sunny. To the right of the windows, we can see a white wall perpendicular to the grey wall in front of us. In front of the windows, on the floor in the left part of the image, stands the sculpture of a man, seen from behind. The color of the sculpture is brown, and it appears to be made from clay in two casts: upper body and lower body. The surface is structured, and looks a little like porridge or mud. The man is standing on a small platform with irregular shape, made from grey stone. In front of him, he is holding up a smartphone.

Installation view of a room with a white wall and grey concrete floor, and sculptures seen in previous images. In the center of the wall, we can see a wall painting consisting in blue diagonal lines that are broken up in shorter lines. The painting could be seen either abstractly as geometrical lines, or figuratively as rainfall. To the left, we can see parts of a hidden door. In front of the white wall, in the left part of the picture, we can see a sculpture of a man on the floor. The man is seen in profile, holding up a smart phone in front of him, slightly above eye height. He is looking at the phone with his head tilted upwards. The color of the sculpture is brown, and it appears to be made from clay in two casts: upper body and lower body. The surface is structured, and looks a little like porridge or mud. The man is standing on a small platform with irregular shape, made from grey stone or marble. To the right of the man, closer to us, we can see another sculpture in the shape of a flash hitting the ground. It stretches between floor and ceiling, which is out of frame. It appears to be made from metal coated in yellow paint. Its edges are perforated and bent at 45 degrees.

Close view of wall painting and sculpture in previous installation views. In the upper part of the image, we can see a white wall at a slight diagonal. On the wall, we can see parts of a wall painting consisting in blue diagonal lines that are broken up in shorter lines. The painting could be seen either abstractly as geometrical lines, or figuratively as rainfall. On the concrete floor in front of the wall, we can see a sculpture. It is made from a thin, wide strip which forms a loop to the left, then extends horizontally but backwards over the floor, and then makes a sharp bend towards us and to the left. One side of the strip is red, and the other pale yellow, making it appear as large apple peel lying on the floor.

Installation view of an industrial looking room with three rectangular, large, vertical windows on a grey wall seen that crosses the image at a diagonal. Above the windows, we can see the lower half of another series of windows, and below them, a metallic pipe on the wall parallel to the windows. Through the windows we can see a white building, and it front of it, a green lawn, trees, a walkway and benches with people. It is daytime and sunny. In front of the windows, on the floor in the center of the image, we can see the sculpture of a man. The color of the sculpture is brown, and it appears to be made from clay in two casts: upper body and lower body. The surface is structured, and looks a little like porridge or mud. The man is standing on a small platform with irregular shape, made from grey stone. We can see him at a slight angle from behind. In front of him, he is holding up a smartphone, as if taking a picture. His head is titled upwards, and he is looking at the phone.

Detailed view of the sculpture of a man seen in previous images. We can see the man in profile, from the waist and up. In front of him, he is holding up a smartphone, horizontally oriented, between his index fingers, as if taking a picture in landscape format. His head is titled upwards, and he is looking at the phone. We can see his left eye and left ear. The sculpture is brown and appears to be made from clay. The surfaces of the man's face and hands are smooth, whereas his short hair and upper body is structured, looking a little like porridge or mud. On the wall behind the man, we can see parts of the wallpainting seen in previous installation images, consisting in thin, blue, vertical stripes, crossing the wall on a slight diagonal.<br><br>

Installation view of an industrial looking room with sculptures on a concrete floor. A light grey brick wall, with two protruding concrete walls to the left, crosses the upper part of the image. In front of the wall, in the left middle part of the image, we can see a black drape, suspended from the ceiling with wires. It is hanging in the shape of a short, wide tube, forming a circular room. From underneath the drape, standing next to each other inside the room, we can see two people from the thighs down. The person to the left is wearing black sneakers and green pants, whereas the person to the right is wearing black, transparent stockings and black sneakers. In the right, bottom corner of the image, we can see the sculpture of a man standing on a small, irregular platform made from stone or marble. We can see the man in slight profile. In his right hand, he is holding up a smart phone in front of him. His head is tilted, as he down looks at the smartphone. His left arm is crossing his belly, and his left hand is hidden underneath his right elbow. The color of the sculpture is brown, and it appears to be made from clay, and in two casts: upper body and lower body. Aside from the man's face and hands, the surface of the sculpture is textured, and looks a little like porridge or mud. To the left of the man, and closer to the brick wall, we can see a smaller sculpture on the floor. It is made from a thin, wide strip which curls at its edges. One side of the strip is red, and the other pale yellow, making it appear as an apple peel lying on the floor. In the ceiling, visible in the top left corner of the image, we can see architectural elements and spot lights.

Closer view of the sculptures in previous installation. A light grey brick wall crosses the upper part of the image at a slight diagonal. In the right, bottom corner, standing on the concrete floor, we can see the sculpture of a man. He is standing on a small, irregular platform made from stone or marble, and is seen at slight profile. In his right hand, he is holding up a smart phone in front of him. His head is tilted, as he looks down at the smartphone. His left arm is crossing his belly, and his left hand is hidden underneath his right elbow. The color of the sculpture is brown, and it appears to be made from clay, and in two casts: upper body and lower body. Aside from the man's face and hands, the surface of the sculpture is structured, and looks a little like porridge or mud. To the left of the man, and closer to the brick wall, we can see a smaller sculpture on the floor. It is made from a thin, wide strip which curls upwards at its edges. One side of the strip is red, and the other pale yellow, making it appear as an apple peel lying on the floor.

Judith HopfÉnergiesBétonsalon, Paris

Exhibition Images

Judith HopfÉnergies
Bétonsalon, Paris