Benoît Maire​

Biography

Texts

Works

Jessica Segall, “(un)common intimacy.

Jessica Segall

Fugue in B flat, 2016

Fugue in B flat (detail), 2016

Paradise Begins With a Shipwreck, 2014
Wooden boat, projector, screens
5 x 3.5 x 3.5 m/ duration film
Handmade wooden arctic sledging ship for use as an ice-age movie theater
Unique work

Jessica Segall, “Paradise Begins With a Shipwreck”.

Vade Mecum I, 2018
Pencil drawing on paper
2 sheets, each 60 x 45 inches/ 150 x 115 cm
Unique work

Vade Mecum II, 2018
Pencil drawing on paper
2 sheets, each 60 x 45 inches/ 150 x 115 cm
Unique work

Vade Mecum III, 2018
Pencil drawing on paper
2 sheets, each 60 x 45 inches/ 150 x 115 cm
Unique work

Vade Mecum IV, 2018
Pencil drawing on paper
2 sheets, each 60 x 45 inches/ 150 x 115 cm
Unique work

A Thirsty Person, Who Having Found a Spring, Stops to Drink, Does Not Stop to Contemplate It’s Beauty, 2011
Archival Print
50 x 75 cm
Performance still of standing on top of the Global Seed Vault in the arctic while wearing a custom survival suit, designed in the style of Goya.
Edition: 5 + 1 AP

Nom Nom Ohm, 2016
Chandelier, fruits, copper, zinc
100 X 100 cm
Rewired chandeliers to run off electricity generated by fruits.

Nom Nom Ohm (details), 2016
Chandelier, fruits, copper, zinc
1 x 1 m per chandelier
Rewired chandeliers to run off electricity generated by fruits.

Nom Nom Ohm, 2016
Chandelier, copper, zinc, potatoes, carrots
1 chandelier 200 x 140 cm
Rewired chandeliers to run off electricity generated by fruits.