The book Ester tells six months of immersion, experimentation and artistic production led by Marion Verboom at the Mannifattura Thélios for the third edition of LVMH Métiers d'Arts residencies. The French artist has imbued the geographical, historical and cultural context of the residence located 80 km from Venice in the dolomites at the foot of the Vajont dam, and was particularly interested in the mechanics of rocks and its interaction on the river. 'human activity. She juxtaposes in her work the mountain representations of the painters Bellini, Basaiti, Giotto or Cima da Conegliano to images of the factory at the forefront of innovation. This sequence is punctuated by the reproduction of his works, photographed in the manner of anthropological artifacts.
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Published by RVB Books, 160 pgs, 32 × 24 cm, Softcover with Slipcase, 2018, 979-10-90306-81-3
