Tranches
La série d’objets photographiques Tranches est actuellement composée d’environ 200 images réalisées à partir de la collection de disques de l’artiste. Les pièces reprennes les tranches de un ou de plusieurs disques et sont assemblées de manière différentes pour chaque contexte de présentation. Reprenant l’idée du remix ou d’un set de Dj, où les mêmes disques sont joués et rejoués à chaque fois dans un agencement nouveau qui réactualise constamment les documents de la collection, les Tranches sont toujours présentés dans des configurations différentes et forment une sorte de partition visuelle qui s’adapte au contexte. Parallèlement à la vraie collection de disques, la série Tranches se renouvelle et évolue au fil du temps.
Lisa Flores, Allrise Gallery, 2007 :
«Tranches (Edges) is masterful in production and is Lapointe’s most tenured body of work. These large format photo "objects" represent cover spines of wax records from the artist's own collection. The subject matter is sometimes deceiving, unless the viewer is familiar to the world of records. Edges explores a music lover's obsession with collecting, illustrating the trophy-like quality records can possess. The prints are approximately 5 feet high and mere inches wide, mounted on wood of the same proportion with an epoxy finish. Lapointe played with various combinations and each piece can stand on it's own or be grouped with others. Color from the back of each piece reflects onto white walls creating a cerebral sense of pleasure akin to listening to your favorite music or finally finding that rare record. While some of the covers photographed are worn down, the actual art object is slick with epoxy shine, reminding us of virtue of the wax record when it is in mint condition.»
Lisa Flores, Allrise Gallery, 2007 :
«Tranches (Edges) is masterful in production and is Lapointe’s most tenured body of work. These large format photo "objects" represent cover spines of wax records from the artist's own collection. The subject matter is sometimes deceiving, unless the viewer is familiar to the world of records. Edges explores a music lover's obsession with collecting, illustrating the trophy-like quality records can possess. The prints are approximately 5 feet high and mere inches wide, mounted on wood of the same proportion with an epoxy finish. Lapointe played with various combinations and each piece can stand on it's own or be grouped with others. Color from the back of each piece reflects onto white walls creating a cerebral sense of pleasure akin to listening to your favorite music or finally finding that rare record. While some of the covers photographed are worn down, the actual art object is slick with epoxy shine, reminding us of virtue of the wax record when it is in mint condition.»
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