from 7 September to 12 October 2024
Pascale Parrein – What a Wonderful World
Pascale Parrein’s artistic projects revolve around three main themes, evolving over time. Fascinated by the forms of nature, she seeks to offer a new perception of it by integrating science and technology. Her landscapes, inspired by walks in the wilderness and her travels, oscillate between figuration and abstraction. His human representations, meanwhile, focus on the anonymous and highlight the fragility of human existence.
At VOG, she is presenting her exhibition What a Wonderful World, a visual component of a project with the jazz trio Joséphine (l’Oreille en Friche) based on the iconic Louis Armstrong.
Still and animated drawings accompany the trio’s compositions, recounting the incredible life of this musician and the history of twentieth-century America, marked by segregation, social misery and the devastated industrial landscapes Armstrong crossed on his tours. Black, rich in nuances and grains like Louis Armstrong’s voice, a black illuminated by music. This tribute celebrates not only the musician who spanned the ages, but also the music itself, which transcends the sometimes bleak realities of our world.