El acercamiento al periodismo de ‘Pour faire joli’ no se quedará en esta primera obra. Con la instalación ‘Cravaches’ (Fustas), la artista reexiona sobre cómo los periódicos, un molde más que facilita nuestra integración en la sociedad, nos azotan con informaciones a diario.

Bounduelle ha sustituido los ejes con los que se protegen los periódicos que bares y cafeterías ponen a disposición de los clientes por fustas. Con ellas, ‘protegerá’ diarios nacionales e internacionales.

El resto de la exposición deja de lado la información para explorar otros arquetipos. Es el caso de ‘Bijou’ (Joya), una joya con la palabra joya: ‘un objeto y un término que sirven para lo mismo: para hacer bonito’, explica Bounduelle.

Esa misma intención queda patente en ‘Mur de ciels’ (Muro de cielos), uno conjunto de pequeñas fotografías que muestran diferentes cielos captados por la artista desde hace meses. Fotografías casuales que, sin embargo, se convierten en obra de arte y que insisten en las fronteras entre arte y ornamento.

Las últimas piezas de ‘Pour faire joli’ trasladan la idea de molde al mobiliario. ‘Have a bite’ y ‘Rest in Peace’ (Tome un bocado y Descanse en Paz) se adentra en la “adaptación del propio cuerpo humano al mundo, al molde” gracias a unos cubos de gomaespuma que incluyen una ligera rotura, a modo de mordisco, para permitir al espectador sentarse en un espacio pequeño y poco confortable, y sobre una supercie entre rígida y blanda. Justo como la sociedad en la que vivimos //

Do we fit into the molds? Do the statistics reflect our reality? These and many other questions arise in the upcoming exhibition at Sabrina Amrani Art Gallery, from September 21st. Artist Elvire Bonduelle presents 'Pour faire joli' (To make nice) in which she plays with everyday objects such as plates, frames, jewelry, journals and casual photographs to wonder if the art starts to t the mold: Is art becoming decorative objects? A decorative object can be art?

Bonduelle proposals are heterogeneous in format, she jumps from video art to drawing or sculpture. However, she maintains a constant in her message, with a vision halfway between the innocence and irony, reects on the position of the happiness (and its search) in the current social model. Therefore, the main piece of the show is ‘El mejor País’. In hands of Bonduelle the newspaper is revolutionarized, she has built a special edition of the paper reporting only positive news. For months, the artist in collaboration with young people from the culture and art world, has explored the issues of El País looking for good information. With this selection a special edition of the newspaper has been reproduced, that will be distributed in Madrid during a performance by Bonduelle. The approach to journalism of ‘Pour faire joli’ does not stop in this rst work. With the installation ‘Cravaches’ (Whips), the artist reects on how newspapers, another mold that facilitates our integration into society, hits us daily with informations.

Bounduelle replaced the shafts that protect the newspapers in bars and cafés by whips. With them, she will 'protect' national and international newspapers. The rest of the exhibition explores other archetypes. This is the case of ‘Bijou’ (Jewel), a jewel with the word jewel: "an object and a term that serve to the same purpose: to make nice” explains Bounduelle. That same spirit is evident in ‘Mur de ciels’ (Wall of skies), a small set of photographs show dierent skies captured by the artist during the past months. The last pieces of ‘Pour faire joli’ move the mold idea to furniture. ‘Have a bite’ and ‘Rest in Peace’ goes into the "adaptation of the human body itself to the world, the mold" thanks to some blocks of foam that include a slight tear, like a bite, to allow the spectators to sit in a small uncomfortable space with a surface between rigid and soft. Just like the society in which we all live.