For this new solo exhibition at the Mélanie Rio Fluency Gallery, Angélique Lecaille presents a collection of recent and previously unseen works. With the exhibition LIMINAL, the artist explores the idea of a landscape in transition—limen—a threshold between two states. Characterized by architectural forms confronting the forces of nature, these landscapes, enhanced by dramatic lighting, seem to belong to another world. A world whose future state remains uncertain.
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Born in 1975, Angélique Lecaille lives and works in Rennes, at the collective studio Les Agités.
The artist’s research and work focus on the dynamics of landscapes and the upheaval of natural elements, which is now intensified and driven by human activity. She explores these issues primarily through graphite drawings executed on very large scales.
Angélique Lecaille’s works are marked by a dual absence: first, that of the human figure, and second, that of color, thereby focusing attention on the components of a liminal landscape and opening a threshold between the imaginary and the experience of reality.
The artist also bridges the space of drawing with that of sculpture through assemblages and transformations of natural elements collected from specific sites. In this way, she creates a tension between the figurative and the real, invoking matter as a witness to the transformative power of our environments. The interplay of representation through drawing and materiality through sculpture thus produces a form of mimesis that questions our ability to recognize the forces at work.
Since 2001, her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions. She has been represented by the Mélanie Rio Gallery since 2012 and has exhibited at art fairs and exhibitions both in France and abroad. Her work is included in public and private collections.
