FINE ARTS
Louis Fontaine – Figures de Contraite
by Louis Fontaine
This two-sculpture project develops hybrid forms drawn from the silhouettes of basket gowns, medieval armor, liturgical garments, and feudal Japanese firefighters’ clothing. The work explores the notion of apparatus and its evolving relationship to the body, addressing themes of identity, ritual, and constraint. A dynamic tension emerges between protection and rigidity. Influenced by the tactile richness of Olga de Amaral and the sculptural textile innovations of Jeanne Vicérial, the sculptures inhabit a liminary space where body, structure, and narrative converge.
