Rock 'n' Roll

Nicolas Vionnet is fascinated by irritations: interventions in public space that approach and create a non-hierarchical dialogue with the environment. This dialogue opens up a field of tension, which allows the viewer an intensive glimpse of both these phenomena.

Vionnet uses the same approach and the same strategy for his objects: Irritation and integration. A confrontation with an object leads to a subtler and more precise intervention. For his work "Rock'n'Roll" Vionnet combines an overpainted canvas with a inconspicuous old walking stick and a small rubber wheel. In doing so, he works with carefully selected materials and manages to merge different elements into a natural unit.