Session by Laurence Aëgerter: May 17th
On May 17, Laurence Aëgerter gave an art appreciation session on three of her works temporarily displayed in the office of the Iona Foundation: the monumental tapestry *Tenture des Eléments: l’Ether*, the tapestry *L’arithmetique du miracle*, and two photographs from the series *Rome Eternelle*.
At the beginning of the 20th century, art educator H.P. Bremmer initiated the phenomenon of art appreciation and traveled across the country, loaded with pictures, drawings, small paintings, and ceramics, to enthusiastically talk about art in living rooms and provide viewers with insight into the meaning, design, and context of the artworks.
In her wake, Laurence Aëgerter carefully examined her works together to gain a deeper understanding of their meaning, but also to reflect on the content in order to connect factual knowledge with personal experience.
Until Pentecost, a number of Laurence Aëgerter’s works can be viewed by appointment.
Laurence Aëgerter (1972, Marseille) lives and works in Amsterdam and Marseille. Aëgerter’s extensive oeuvre consists of photography, tapestries, site-specific installations, community projects, and artist books. Her work is rooted in her fascination with transitions from one state of reality to another, doubling, visual illusions, appearing and disappearing. By inventively using archives and existing images, from illustrated books to museum collections, she explores the archive that forms our collective memory.
Her transcultural and transhistorical practice reflects on the meaning of the image in relation to identity and shared memories. In recent years, she has shifted her focus to the fragile boundaries of the human mind and has applied her playful appropriation of images in collaborative projects with, among others, patients with psychological disorders, neurologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
Laurence Aëgerter has exhibited in various international solo exhibitions and group exhibitions and has created site-specific installations and art in community projects commissioned by a number of cities and museums.
