Romain Grateau

n'ai pas, de regret

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  • 💙 Lokal-int
  • 💚 Heloise Chassepot
  • đŸ–€ Romain Grateau
  • 💜 Edmund White and Annie Ernaux
  • 💛 Jonathan Vidal

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n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
"DĂ©nĂ©gation", electro-etched steel sheet, nuts, encaustic, ca. 30 × 160 cm, 2022 © Jonathan Vidal
"DĂ©nĂ©gation", electro-etched steel sheet, nuts, encaustic, ca. 30 × 160 cm, 2022 © Jonathan Vidal
detail, © Jonathan Vidal
detail, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
"Nights in white satin," voice, Leslie 760 booth, synthesizer, magnetic tape, tape, Grundig TK 2200 tape recorder, chrome paint, patinated steel, ca. 35 × 25 × 30 cm, 2022. In collaboration with KĂ©vin Gotkovsky, © Jonathan Vidal
"Nights in white satin," voice, Leslie 760 booth, synthesizer, magnetic tape, tape, Grundig TK 2200 tape recorder, chrome paint, patinated steel, ca. 35 × 25 × 30 cm, 2022. In collaboration with KĂ©vin Gotkovsky, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
n'ai pas de regret, © Jonathan Vidal
« Electrolux Silentperformer », graphite on white paper 70 g/mÂČ, crystal pouch, ca. 22 × 30 cm, 2022, © Jonathan Vidal
« Electrolux Silentperformer », graphite on white paper 70 g/mÂČ, crystal pouch, ca. 22 × 30 cm, 2022, © Jonathan Vidal
(english below) J’ai passĂ© de longues journĂ©es avec « Norm », un blond qui devenait chauve, ĂągĂ© d’une trentaine d’annĂ©es, dotĂ© d’un joli visage et d’un caractĂšre hĂ©sitant entre le charme adorable d’un enfant et l’anxiĂ©tĂ© d’un adulte. Il voudrait ĂȘtre pris en charge, assis sur vos genoux et apaisĂ©, mais une peur irritante des autres et une haine de soi profondĂ©ment enracinĂ©e font en sorte qu’il se gĂšle Ă  une certaine distance de vous, oĂč il se tient en souriant, pleurant et se faisant mal. J’ai rarement vu quelqu’un souffrir autant. Il s’inquiĂšte de son Ăąge, de son apparence, de son pouvoir de sĂ©duction, de son manque d’argent, bien qu’il soit encore jeune, beau, sĂ©duisant et loin de l’indigence. Ce n’est pas Ă©tonnant qu’il ait jetĂ© son postiche parce qu’il avait dĂ©cidĂ© d’ĂȘtre chauve et d’en ĂȘtre fier, mais maintenant il porte une casquette de base-ball pour dissimuler ses cheveux clairsemĂ©s. Edmund White, Les Ă©tats du dĂ©sir, voyages en gay amĂ©rique, traduit de l’anglais (amĂ©ricain) par Bernard Frumer, Bruxelles, Le grand Miroir, coll. Panorama, p.130, 2002, 381p. , Ă©dition originale 1980. Une jeune fille dĂ©balle ses achats dans le RER, un chemisier, des boucles d’oreilles. Elle les regarde, les touche. ScĂšne frĂ©quente. Bonheur de possĂ©der quelque chose de beau, dĂ©sir de beautĂ© rĂ©alisĂ©. Lien aux choses si Ă©mouvant. Annie Ernaux, Journal du Dehors (1993) In Écrire la vie, p.537, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Quarto, 2011 [2e ed. 2019], 1085p. ---------- I spent long days with "Norm", a blond man going bald, in his thirties, with a pretty face and a temper that vacillates between the adorable charm of a child and the anxiety of an adult. He would like to be taken care of, to sit on your lap and be soothed, but an irritating fear of others and a deep-seated self-hatred cause him to freeze at a distance from you, where he stands smiling, crying, and hurting himself. I have rarely seen anyone suffer so much. He worries about his age, his appearance, his attractiveness, his lack of money, although he is still young, handsome, attractive, and far from destitute. No wonder he threw away his toupee because he decided to be bald and proud of it, but now he wears a baseball cap to hide his thinning hair. Edmund White, States of Desire, Travels in Gay America, translated from English (American) by Bernard Frumer, Brussels, Le grand Miroir, coll. Panorama, p.130, 2002, 381p. original edition 1980. A young girl unpacking her purchases in the RER, a blouse, earrings. She looks at them, touches them. A frequent scene. Happiness to possess something beautiful, desire for beauty fulfilled. Such a moving connection to things. Annie Ernaux, Journal du Dehors (1993) In Écrire la vie, p.537, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Quarto, 2011 [2nd ed. 2019], 1085p.
Edmund White and Annie Ernaux

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