Gaëlle Choisne

Lives and works in Saint-Brice-de-Landelles, France

Artist statement

Sensitive to the ways in which the image moves through sculpture and architecture, Gaëlle Choisne’s practice reflects on the complexity of the world and its political and cultural disorder, addressing issues ranging from the overexploitation of nature and its resources to the remnants of colonial history, where Creole esoteric traditions, myths, and popular cultures intersect. Her projects are conceived as ecosystems of sharing and collaboration, as pockets of “resistance” where new possibilities can emerge, notably through the project "Temple of Love". Initiated from Roland Barthes’s seminal essay on love, "A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments" (1977), Gaëlle Choisne introduces a political dimension to the concept of love by paying tribute to invisibilized bodies, marginalized and vulnerable souls, and dispossessed hearts. Temple of Love is an evolving project whose form and genesis are shaped by each invitation and its specific location, combining sculpture, performance, design, and video.

Artwork

• Safe Space for a passing History_What is love ?, 2025. 6 plywood panels, UV print, collage, paint, oil pastel, cowrie shells, precious stones, clay, keys and other significant objects
• Ego, he goes (Fridge selfspeech and shine love consciousness - Period ! ), 2021. Metal, engraved plexiglas, engraved and pigmented acrylic resin, sound-system, ceramics, photographs and found documents, magnets, print on wooden crate
• Pause-clope 7777, 2025. jesmonite, natural pigments, cigarettes, glazed ceramic, bottle and trinkets for good luck
• Obsidian third eye, 2025. Jesmonite molded in clay, UV print fabric, pearls, cowry shells, obsidian
• Madone of gratefulness (make a wish and say thank you), 2021. plaster, ceramic, light, chains, dry flowers, metal, threshold