Aurélie Jouanen has been invited to take up residence at the Degrés Est space, dedicated to artists with links to the Grand Est region, following a proposal by Bérénice Saliou, director of the Frac Champagne-Ardenne.
A graduate of the École Boulle and the Beaux-Arts de Reims in 2022, Aurélie Jouanen explores power relations and social violence through the mediums of painting, performance, installation and publishing. By focusing on the rise of security policies, the artist brings to light figures who are usually rendered invisible.
At Frac Lorraine, the artist will present a series of paintings dedicated to the gestures of security officers, engaging with the medium of painting, which has historically been associated with power. By choosing to create portraits of figures usually kept in the shadows, the artist questions the ambivalence of the cultural world, which is both a tool of domination and a potential space for emancipation.
Degrés Est : Aurélie Jouanen
Fonds régional d’art contemporain de Lorraine
1 bis, rue des Trinitaires
57051 Metz France
