Pierre Huyghe

Nymphéas Transplant . 2014

Hauser & Wirth . photos: © Alex Delfanne & Hugo Glendining

Huyghe works across media to create situations, cutting through time and boundaries, highlighting concepts of separation...
Three aquariums placed in the gallery contain biotopes transplanted from Monet’s ponds in Giverny, the geo-engineered site made in 1893 and the subject matter of his ‘Nymphéas’ paintings. The water lilies floating on the surface of Huyghe’s ponds can be viewed constantly. The sides of the aquariums are encased in switchable glass that conceals their contents, then randomly exposes the living organisms that lie under the surface of the painted subject.
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