Graphite on paper
Ghost XVI is
part of a series where the work on fabrics and drapery carries a reflection on
the body and its absence. Manon Pellan’s drawings always leave room for the
whiteness of the paper: it highlights the absence of the motif the artist
chose, and its poetry, just like the body’s partial absence.
“Our vision of fabric in general and
clothing in particular is very ambiguous,” explains Manon Pellan. “It has a
singular place for all of us, it can be a trivial object that we take off
carelessly, a fetish that we store preciously, or a rag that we throw away
without any guilt. Fabric evokes our relationship to the daily life, intimacy,
and the body.”
