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Valentin Merle
Viola Poli
Liquid co-existence, in divenire
The use of organic pigmentation and materials and modelling and transmutation of biodegradable elements, subtly link the two artists invited for this exhibition.
Fabrics are coloured by plants, translucent pieces have been obtained from kombucha, seaweed and ash. Viola Poli creates ceramic sculptures from urban elements which are made to cohabit with collected and transformed plants. The effect is a strange osmosis within which these diverse elements seem to take on a life, spreading autonomously and colonising the exhibition spaces.
This fluidity is echoed in Valentin Merle’s large-scale textiles printed with repetitive forms where the gesture, often minimal, sets off a constantly changing dialogue between anthropic construction processes and living matter.
![Installation "Seccatoio di ossimori" de Viola Poli, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/4IVJE01-1067x800.jpg)
![Teinture sur tissu "Terre-ciel" de Valentin Merle, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1CUIH01-600x800.jpg)
![Sculptures "3 cercles" de Valentin Merle, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/414KF01-1067x800.jpg)
![Installations de Viola Poli, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/9U2GH01-600x800.jpg)
![Vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/J4B5801-600x800.jpg)
![Installation "Seccatoio di ossimori" de Viola Poli, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DUC7M01-600x800.jpg)
![Sculpture "Temps de formation" de Valentin Merle, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PG6JA01-600x800.jpg)
![Installation "Marquer un temps" de Valentin Merle, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R7P1401-1067x800.jpg)
![Installation "Là où nous allons" de Valentin Merle, vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OIKGP01-600x800.jpg)
![Vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RDT8I01-1067x800.jpg)
![Vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024053-1067x800.jpg)
![Vue de l'exposition "Coexistences liquides" à la Ferme de la Chapelle](https://www.fermedelachapelle.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024051-1067x800.jpg)