{"id":2851,"date":"2022-09-26T18:19:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a-demeure.org\/production\/giuseppe-gabellone-in-lyon\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T10:25:48","slug":"giuseppe-gabellone-in-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a-demeure.org\/production\/en\/giuseppe-gabellone-in-lyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Giuseppe Gabellone in Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memory Monument<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Eager to honour the memory of the under-privileged that they care for on a daily basis, Les<\/em> Petits fr\u00e8res des Pauvres<\/em> asked an artist to design a memorial monument in a cemetery. At the time of death, these destitute people are sometimes entitled to a burial plot granted by the city council for a period of six years, but their graves are rarely cared for when they have one. By dedicating a place for collective memory to them, Les Petits fr\u00e8res des Pauvres<\/em> wanted to signify their belief in the unique value of each life.<\/p>\n

Although it is a classic subject in art history, the funeral monument is unusual for artists of Guiseppe Gabellone\u2019s generation. He chose to produce a secular monument that evokes death without resorting to sacred iconography typical of funerary statuary. At the same time he wanted to respect the atmosphere of the place, specific to 19th<\/sup> century French and Italian cemeteries.<\/p>\n

The monument consists of two abstract glass modules placed on a white stone plinth that covers two vaults. The plinth is designed to retain rainwater and produce the effect of a mirror. The names of the deceased will be written on the front corner blocks.<\/p>\n

The idea is to use the earth as a mold for the glass sculptures, \u201cTo make a solid form out of a cavity…as if to capture memory, translate the idea of memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

credits: Guiseppe Gabellone<\/p>\n

Presentation folder: August 2012 – pdf <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t