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Glassy Pools of Used Motor Oil Reflect the Architectural Splendor of a Swiss Church
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
La Mise en Abîme (2013, used oil, metal) / All photos courtesy We Find Wildness
Created by Swiss artist Romain Crelier, La Mise en Abîme (an idiom that communicates the same thing as “a curveball,” but means, roughly, “to have put into an abyss”) was a visually arresting artwork installed on the floor of the Bellelay Abbey in Switzerland back in 2013. The piece is comprised of two shallow pools of used motor oil that function as mirrors, reflecting the architectural details of the surrounding interior. The crude juxtaposition of recycled oil and the impeccably preserved aesthetic of a 12th century church wasn’t lost on the artist who referred to the piece as “monochrome paintings using a despised substance.” You can see more photos on We Find Wildness. (via We Find Wildness, This Isn’t Happiness, thnx Kathy!)
#architecture #churches #installation #Switzerland
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