PHILIPPE SEGOND

There are no words to describe the work of Philippe Segond. Such words are perhaps yet tobe invented...Comprehending Philippe Segond’s work and penetrating his paintings means beingtransported into a dreamlike world formed of successive layers, covered, uncovered; itinvites us to wander around, to weave in and out of his universe... as one would in a dreamthat makes no sense.

As in a dream... first, colour – in solid planes, or sometimes unleashed–next, a blackout,the ‘deliberate suppression of information’. Here, more of a ‘whiteout’: the sweeping whitecover, the consciousness, the lid on top, the forbidden secret...

And then, in the quest for our buried memories - akin to awakening with a start, andclinging to the details of a dream - Philippe Segond once more reveals the lower stratum.He plays at covering it up again, or the opposite: he updates, affirms, fine-tunes a fragmentof it... This is a moment of introspection, a secretive perambulation, an exploration we canindulge in with absolute freedom, encouraging twists and turns along the way, allowingtotal immersion as we discover new clues which, in turn, elicit new revelations...

Press release courtesy Almine Rech. Text: Olivia Putman.