Ali Cherri - Vingt-quatre fantômes par seconde

Ali Cherri 's work explores the links between archaeology, history and heritage, notably through the processes of excavation and the displacement of objects in museums.

In parallel with the group show Corps et âmes, Ali Cherri takes over the windows of the Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, curated by Jean-Marie Gallais. The 24 windows in the Rotonde remind the artist of the 24 frames per second that produce the illusion of movement in cinema, thus “giving life” to the works on display.

The showcases feature hybrid sculptures combining archaeological artifacts and the artist's own creations, reflecting on the consequences of manipulating the latter. “The grafts I make in my series of sculptures are a form of solidarity between broken, fragmented, violented bodies, which, by welding together, create a community,” explains the artist in his note of intent. The surrealist film Le Sang d'un poète by Jean Cocteau (1930), which inspired Ali Cherri, is used as a thread for the composition of the showcases, and calligraphic phrases from the script adorn the backgrounds.