Still Life? - PBF04 / Véronique ellena
15 November to 21 December 2019
Véronique Ellena immortalizes elements, that were once alive, inspired by ancient painting, in the fascinating setting of the Villa Medicis (Roma).
The series Natures Mortes, realized in 2008 at the Villa Medicis, confronts us with images of animals that life has left (fish, octopus, birds) or some fruits or dishes. Photographed in a simple environment, the images present the sobriety that characterizes the whole work of Véronique Ellena.
Each photograph invites meditation, especially through the symbolic significance of these bodies and substances that were among the essential components of ancient painting. It is a work on the complex nature of things: at once fragile and powerful, tactile and repulsive, deadly and luminous. These photographs, made on large-format silver gelatin prints, are imbued with this unique place that is Villa Medicis.
