Vincent Olinet incorporates his sculptures, installations and videos into immersive systems, where the central themes are the passage of time and one’s relationship to space. While, in many ways, one could trace the lineage of his work to 17th century Flemish still lifes, spectators will instead experience these pieces as encounters with exuberant, Baroque objects – ones that are half-finished and decadent, yet refined, where classical canons of beauty are decidedly not respected. What results is an impression of subterfuge and the subversion of good taste that leads to the cheerful and knowing fascination in anyone who lays eyes upon it.
By absorbing different styles, from Mannerism to Romanticism, Olinet creates exuberant, Baroque objects – ones that are half- finished and decadent, yet refined, where classical canons of beauty are decidedly not respected. What results is an impression of subterfuge and the subversion of good taste that leads to the cheerful and knowing fascination in anyone who lays eyes upon it.
At Hôtel de France – a sumptuous establishment with a Lynchian atmosphere located near Place Graslin – Olinet takes over the lobby and bar to reveal their charms, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
