Signe de richesse

Persian rugs, latex
varying dimensions

Signe de Richesse is an accumulation and spread of Persian rugs extended by pieces of latex that form parts of the body (face, arms, legs…). The artist establishes a dual relationship with the work through the sensuality emanating from the fibrous rugs and the thin, smooth latex, as well as through the ambiguity of the interplay between playfulness and aggression triggered by the visitor’s simple act of walking on the rugs.”

Fanny Poussier, press kit for the exhibition Échos-Graphies

“Emmanuelle Vequeau transforms sewing and embroidery into an activity that is both fierce and refined, subverting their original utilitarian and ornamental purposes. […] The artist explores the theme of the body by experimenting with mediums that indirectly reference various laundry tasks (marking, signing, mending), inherited from family traditions that are intergenerational and, above all, feminine.

Emmanuelle Vequeau deliberately works from home. As both a place of the body and a place of life, the home-studio is a constant space of coexistence and self-reflection—an inseparable element inherent to the works’ conceptual framework. The prominence of the private sphere should not be viewed as a separate space but understood as a personalized time to be shared—generous and conducive to conversation and exchange.”

Fanny Poussier, exhibition catalog Échos-Graphies, La Criée centre d’art contemporain, Rennes, 2001