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Ruben Philipsen
La multiplication des contraintes (The Multiplication of Constraints), sculpture by Vincent Mauger, Abbey of Corbigny, France, 2021

This sculpture by French artist Vincent Mauger at the Abbey of Corbigny, is composed of wood from pallets and seems to materialize what could be a mental space. In this site-specific installation the artist opposes the old cellars of the 18th century Benedictine abbey of Saint-Léonard with the mental perception of another space, leading the visitor through a confusing and at the same time magical experience.

In my perception this is art as art is supposed to be because I can relate to it on so many different levels. It taps into an overpowering feeling I had as a chilld for instance, when seeing my first Star Wars movie and the Death Star in total awe back in 1977. It taps into an existential feeling of realizing that I’m part of something far bigger, something that is at the core of all living things and of what it means to be alive. It taps into a feeling of profound beauty by contrast and harmony which is a sign that I have come upon a material articulation of certain of my ideas of “a good life”. It taps into so many things at the same time that all there is left for me to do is just to stay silent because no words can explain what's going on in my mind and heart. Art can voice what cannot be said.

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