GIL PELLATON Hennissement – Manor Kunstpreis

The narratives of Gil Pellaton (*1982, CH, Biel) are about strange, fragmentary occurrences. For his objects and installations, he often uses organic materials such as tiger balm and coriander or a mixture of turmeric and bone glue. Their effect unfolds not only visually, but also through specific smells and their haptics. Pellaton’s independent artistic vocabulary is inspired by cultural history as well as the symbolic charge of the materials and their reinterpretation in the art context.

Hennissement is the continuation of an ongoing work that seeks to develop a universe independent of the prevailing frames of reference. The deliciously mysterious works develop narratives that remain incomplete and open up a world of poetry in which feelings can improvise endlessly. It is the artist’s attempt to invent a language without words and concepts, where yapping, neighing and barking form our new grammar. The exhibition shows existing works as well as several new ones inspired by the dialogue between the artist and the author Elise Lammer. In addition, a poetic text has been created for the accompanying publication, which is at the same time inseparably linked to the exhibition concept.

JURY
Rolando Bassetti, director Centre d’art Contemporain, Yverdon-les-Bains
Esther van der Bie, artist, Biel/Bienne
Kathleen Bühler, chief curator Kunstmuseum Bern
Pierre-André Maus, CEO Maus Frères SA, Genf
Chantal Prod’Hom, director mudac, Lausanne
[Proposals for candidates: Felicity Lunn, director Kunsthaus Pasquart]