PELLICULA – 17 APRIL / 15 MAY 2013 – Galerie Janine Rubeiz – Beirut
[…] “Au-delà de la Mer” goes beyond the mutual exclusivity of Western dichotomies; the art work is a delicate balancing act between three intertwined and yet illusionary dimensions: the past, the present, and that ever elusive horizon.
Like the skilled illusionist that he is, François Sargologo tempts us with imagery and text to explore what is beyond the observable realm of the senses. The artist offers us his hypnotic vision where his visual narration combusts into one single magical moment of truth. As Plato stated, veracity does not reside in the visible; and centuries later, Roland Barthes argued that an image is never anything but its own plural description. In other words, its “meaning” is created by the person who experiences the moment.
Sargologo’s collected work here transforms us – the audience – from passive viewers to active participants. The artist, the art itself and the viewer become entangled in a time warp, engaged in an ever-evolving construction of narrative and significance. Every frame invites us to meander through the illusionary waves of an intimate vision only to resurface into the very presence of existence.
“Au-delà de la Mer” goes beyond the mutual exclusivity of Western dichotomies; the art work is a delicate balancing act between three intertwined and yet illusionary dimensions: the past, the present, and that ever elusive horizon
