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Giorgio Morandi, Fiori, 1943, huile sur toile, 35,5 × 25,5 cm, Bertozzi & Casoni, Per Morandi, 2020, céramique polychrome et bronze, H. 50,5 × 31,5 × 32,5 cm Courtesy of Galleria Maggiore g.a.m.

Galerie d’Art Maggiore g.a.m.

Javier Ruiz Pérez, Girasoles, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2025, Unique

Galerie Droste

Galerie Dominique Fiat

Vivian Van Blerk 1971 — 2024, South Africa

"Memento Mori"

  • Vivian Van Blerk, La Clairiere, Sculpture ceramique, 65×65×70 cm.

Vivian Van Blerk, La Clairiere, Sculpture ceramique, 65×65×70 cm.

A tribute to the recently deceased South African-born artist Vivian Van Blerk (1971-2024, Paris). His work combines ceramic sculptures, installations and photographs. Vivian Van Blerk was assiduously preparing her next solo show at the gallery on the theme of Archipelagos, which combine Memento Mori and nature’s resilience in the face of human destruction.
They conceal unique inner worlds and question the environment in a post-human future dominated by the rebirth of nature.

“Trained as a photographer, I have, over the course of my research, created numerous models using a variety of materials such as wood, plaster, polystyrene, or clay.

My photographs were the only trace of this work, as my models—imposing yet ephemeral—were destroyed.

My photographic practice was analog and traditional. Later, to give a tangible presence to these representations, I turned to traditional techniques such as cyanotype, gum bichromate, or prints on old glass plates.

More recently, ceramics have allowed me to transform my models into fully realized works of art, no longer merely photographic supports.

This material, both solid, noble, and fragile, conveys the fragile beauty of existence. I thus explored the theme of Memento Mori through a series of human skulls, following the tradition of vanitas and still lifes. Each piece becomes the vessel for a unique universe, revealed or secretly hidden within the skulls, reflecting the imagination of each individual.

My latest ceramic works address our relationship with the world and the environments created by humans. They depict a post-human world, haunted by its ruins and remnants, the last echoes of our civilizations, while nature reclaims its place.

A tranquil, naturalistic resurrection, yet also a poignant warning about the future of our society.”

  • Vivian Van Blerk

Solo show of Vivian Van Blerk

From May 22nd to June 5th, 2025

Rendez-Vous

Friday 23 May 2025 at 6:00 pm

Opening of Vivian Van Blerk’s Memento Mori exhibition – Galerie Dominique Fiat

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12 Rue Martel
75010 Paris, France
01 40 29 04 62 dominiquefiat.com

The gallery

The gallery is an authentic space for innovation, covering a wide variety of media - painting, sculpture, photography, video, architecture and fashion - open to international creations with an attraction to non-Western scenes, all guided by current concerns of poetic, sociological, historical and political nature.
Renowned for discovering young, emerging artists, the gallery contributes to the careers of influential international creators from specific horizons, from the Californian Light & Space movement to the various scenes in South Africa, North Africa and Asia, as well as the Caribbean and Guyanese scenes and related issues.

Gallery artists

Malala Andrialavidrazanana, Rut Blees Luxembourg, Hannah Collins, Roxane Daumas, Emo de Medeiros, Laddie John Dill, Anita Dube, Safâa Erruas, John Goto, Itvan Kebadian, Nicola lo Calzo, Chantal Regnault, Vivian Van Blerk, Sue Williamson

Galerie sélectionnée par Hugo Spini

In the thematic « Contemporary Art »

Jean-Baptiste Caron, Carton 2, Courtesy of the artist

22,48 m²

Jean-Baptiste Caron 1983, France

"FORCES EN PRÉSENCE"

Galerie SIT DOWN

Jean-Michel André 1976, France

"Chambre 207"

CLEMENT BAGOT, Sans titre, encre, aquarelle et transferts sur papier, 21x297 cm, 2024, courtesy Galerie 8+4

Galerie 8+4

Clément Bagot 1972, France

"Songe de Particules"

In the thematic « Ecological Art »

Guillaume Castel, Palma, acier Corten et inox, 19 x 25 x 29 cm, 2024, Courtesy Galerie Ariane C-Y, œuvre Guillaume Castel, ©image Gregory Copitet.

Galerie Ariane C-Y

Guillaume Castel 1980, France

"Jardin des simples"

Femme Jibóia, Kássia Borges Mytara, photo Sami Korhonen @ricardofernandesgallery

Ricardo Fernandes

Kássia Borges Mytara 1962, Brazil

"'Femme Jibóia"

Siri Derkert, Sara i fönstret, 1924, Unsigned, Oil on canvas mounted on canvas, 95.3 x 63.3 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Andréhn-Schiptjenko. © Paulina Simon

Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Siri Derkert 1888 — 1973, Sweden

In the thematic « Environmental Art »

En premier plan : Cristina Almodóvar, AFFLEUREMENT ROCHEUX, 2024, Carton collé sur bois et vernis, 140 x 220 x 80 cm

En arrière plan : Cristina Almodóvar, MARCOS, Evasion, 2025, Encre sur papier encadré, carton encollé et vernis, 177 x 295 cm

Galerie Dutko

Cristina Almodóvar 1970, Spain

"Au-delà de la matière"

In the thematic « Photography »

Galerie SIT DOWN

Jean-Michel André 1976, France

"Chambre 207"

 Installation view, Zander Galerie, Cologne 2024, featuring works by Ed Ruscha: If You Ever Tell I'll Hurt Your Mama Real Real Bad, 1994, If No Cash By Noon You Will Have Visitors, 1997, Do As Told Or Suffer, 1997, and A Columbian Necklace for You, 1997.

Zander Galerie

Ed Ruscha 1937, United States

"Cityscapes"

Thomas Paquet, Arc en ciel, 2023, signé, daté et numéroté au verso, Impression à l'agrandisseur sur papier sur papier argentique brillant, 61 x 50 cm.

Bigaignon

Thomas Paquet 1979, France

"Oh lumière !"

In the thematic « Sculpture »

Iván Navarro, The Eye, 2025, Néon, bois, courant électrique/ Neons, wood and electric energy, 120 × 140 cm — 47 1/4 × 55 in.
Photographie : Thelma Garcia. Courtesy TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

Iván Navarro 1972, Chile

"Cyclops"

Photo by Matt Emonson

Galerie Lelong

Alison Saar 1956, United States

"Sweet Life"

Sophie Whettnall, Invisible landscape, 2025, soie perforée, cadre cuivre, 51,5 x 40 x 3,5 cm, Photo © Isabelle Arthuis, Courtesy of the artist and Michel Rein, Paris/Brussels

Michel Rein

Sophie Whettnall 1973, Belgium

"Invisible"

In the tour « Marais »

Raphaëlle Peria, Le brouillard des sentiments, grattage sur photographie, 80x60cm, 2025.

Galerie Papillon

Raphaëlle Peria 1989, France

"Si j’étais un arbre, je serais toi"

Anne-Sophie Emard, La flûtiste borgne, 2025, Tirages Cibachrome sous diasec, châssis affleurant chêne teinté ciré noir, Diptyque,  45cm x 30cm et 85cm x 70cm, Courtesy de l'artiste et Galerie Claire Gastaud

Galerie Claire Gastaud | Paris

Anne-Sophie Emard 1973, France

"La flûtiste borgne"

Osvaldo González - Descendencia, exhibition view - GALLERIA CONTINUA, Paris (C) Hafid Lhachmi - ADAGP Paris, 2025

GALLERIA CONTINUA

Osvaldo González 1982, Cuba

"Descendencia"

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