by Mathieu Paradis

Opening: 24.09 at 6pm

This series of objects stems from a simple question posed to sales and rental companies: What do you do with your surplus materials? It is from this salvaged scaffolding—often set aside or destined for the scrap heap—that the series takes shape. Scaffolding, in its primary use, is a tool for construction sites. It structures space, supports people and materials, and disappears once the work is done. It is functional, temporary, and massive. Here, its status changes. By repurposing its original function, it becomes a raw material in its own right. It is no longer a means to an end; it is the subject itself. Its tubes, connectors, and assemblies—designed for sturdiness and efficiency—are reinterpreted to explore other qualities: visual lightness, suspension in space, and the raw beauty of an industrial material taken out of context.