Le Pays du soleil

Artists : Angélique Aubrit, Ludovic Beillard, Martin Belou, Andriu Deplazes, Lucas Furtado, Paul Gondry and Shelby Jackson, Coraline Guilbeau, Steinar Haga Kristensen, Sarah Margnetti, Francis Raynaud, Lucy Stein, Viager (Régis Jocteur Monrozier and Louis Clais) Exhibition title: Le pays du soleil Venue : Futura, Prague, Czech Republic Date : August 11 - September 27, 2020 Curated by : Ludovic Beillard Photography : Ludovic Beillard Press release : I had friends Dozens They are all dead Eaten away by worms I had a love A great love Disappeared Carry on as if there is nothing amiss I was young I was beautiful Now I look like a wreck I’ve been left with humor as my last companion Humor Stray dogs Well, no, humor, the sun, death, stray dogs and the big ol’ bottle It should be called that way And it would begin with: I no longer believe in anything I am lightheaded I forget everything A large piece of Gruyere cheese Pierced right through I forget everything but that’s ok, I believe in nothing You are going to die like everyone else Nothing helps Not your morals Not your convictions Your good old righteous convictions Hahaha I think back on all these struggles All these hypocrites Who once, the room is packed Join the cause I roll around in it You don't agree But I bathe in it You can find me in the back of a highway rest area Skin swollen Red complexion My hands will have doubled in size And I would be mumbling The same song Mon chat You are beautiful When you dance Your calves Your arms Your screams Your knees slamming You animate You wobble And you start again Waiting for nothing at all Ludovic Beillard - Kindly supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. Kindly supported by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA).