{"id":8457,"date":"2017-01-25T14:49:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T14:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/?p=8457"},"modified":"2017-01-25T14:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T14:52:57","slug":"suspended-boats-inside-le-bon-marche-department-store-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/events\/suspended-boats-inside-le-bon-marche-department-store-in-paris","title":{"rendered":"Suspended Boats Inside Le Bon Marche\u0301 Department Store in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Le Bon March\u00e9<\/strong><\/em> is one of the most iconic department stores in Paris<\/em><\/strong>. It attracts visitors from all over the world daily, who come here to find elegant goods and luxury brands<\/strong><\/em>. In order to make it even more appealing, the building welcomes now a sculpture that is beyond creative.<\/p>\n

Inside the historic department store in Paris, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota has suspended 150 sculptural boats from the ceiling, figuratively \u2018sailing\u2019 across the space. Drawn from typologies found across a range of cultures and communities, the hollowed out metal hulls hang from the store\u2019s central glass roof, surrounding visitors in an all-white abyss.<\/p>\n

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Chiharu Shiota offers an immersive and multi-sensory experience inside Le Bon Marche\u0301. The exhibition invites visitors to \u2018sail towards a fresh start\u2019 as they ponder the origin and destination of the boats, taking them on a journey of uncertainty and wonder.<\/p>\n

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Shiota\u2019s work portrays boats through her own distinct lens. Her approach is quite varied as she is interested in their multiple shapes, their mixed cultural history, and their uncertain destinations. As well as their ability to travel, to connect one point in the world to another and to carry people along with their imaginations.<\/p>\n

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By night, the suspended boats are illuminated above visitors. The installation conveys the themes of nature, snow and purity.<\/p>\n

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As part of the exhibition \u2018Where are we going?\u2019, Shiota has sculpted a monumental mesh wave titled \u2018memory of the ocean\u2019 on the ground floor that visitors can experience by walking through as if they were under the sea.<\/p>\n

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About Le Bon March\u00e9
\nThe oldest department store of the Rive Gauche, property of LVMH Luxury Group, sells a wide range of high-end goods\u00a0and has an elegant, refined atmosphere. The building generates surprise and promotes a way of life that transforms shopping into \u00abart de vivre\u00bb. This sense of magic charm can be experienced mostly because of the furniture inside the shop. Visitors may experience the luxury feeling throughout the space, especially the armchairs and sofas upholstered in different opulent fabrics.<\/p>\n

The building inspired the design of the Bon March\u00e9 store in Sydney, designed by Arthur Anderson. Planned and designed around an unusual setting under the renovated glass ceiling on the 2nd floor, thereby revealing its architectural heritage, Le Bon March\u00e9 boasts furniture based on a unique and innovative concept.<\/p>\n

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