Benoît Piéron

Benoît Piéron

BornNationalityBased In
1983FrenchN/A
Biography

Benoît Piéron (b. Ivry-sur-Seine, 1983) was born with meningitis, and treated for leukaemia as a kid. In the 1970s and 1980s, 4,689 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through the use of contaminated clotting factors – Piéron was one of these people, and whilst he did not become seropositive, his body became more political. Four years ago, he returned to the hospital with a cancer. Upon reliving his childhood trauma, he realised that his works are intimately linked to his survival of HIV/AIDS. Through his practice, the guilt he experiences as one of a few survivors is transformed into something generative – a compostable energy that through practices of care and attention renews material detritus into forms that carry the voices, secretions and powers of others. When his last cancer went into remission, he began assembling hospital-reformed sheets, with the help of a phenomenologist friend, materialised into toys, beach mats, flags, gymnastics ribbons, floor lamps and armchairs. The colours are softened by the intensive washing the sheets were subjected to. In spite of this hygienic treatment, "clean stains", the indelible traces of previous uses remain. Piéron seeks to produce alternative expressions of the disease, instead exploring it as a site of potential. Far from the romantic heroism of the usual metaphors of illness, Piéron places himself in a grey and joyful zone. ...

Selected Artworks
Clear Cell Kaleidoscope
Benoît Piéron
Clear Cell Kaleidoscope, 2023
56 x 56cm
Doily - split 9 patch
Benoît Piéron
Doily - split 9 patch, 2023
36.5 x 36.5 x 2.5cm
Napperon II
Benoît Piéron
Napperon II, 2023
39 x 39 x 2.5cm
ツ - Carmilla
Nephrectomy
Magic balloon
Melencholia IIID print
Benoît Piéron
Melencholia IIID print, 2023
Le Renard
Benoît Piéron
Le Renard, 2023
31 x 25cm
Bedridders
Benoît Piéron
Bedridders, 2024
150 x 112cm
Béquille Monike
Benoît Piéron
Béquille Monike, 2024
138 x 63 x 47cm
Strap-on I
Benoît Piéron
Strap-on I, 2024
40 x 34 x 25cm
Monike Béquille
Benoît Piéron
Monike Béquille, 2024
138 x 63 x 47cm
Ko.u.r.ê.os
Benoît Piéron
Ko.u.r.ê.os, 2024
35 x 22 x 160cm
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X Ray Viewer Adrien 1
Benoît Piéron
X Ray Viewer Adrien 1, 2024
45 x 38 x 11cm
X Ray Viewer Adrien 2
Benoît Piéron
X Ray Viewer Adrien 2, 2024
45 x 38 x 11cm
X Ray Viewer
Benoît Piéron
X Ray Viewer, 2024
45 x 75 x 11cm
Les câlins (rose et bleu)
Benoît Piéron
Les câlins (rose et bleu), 2024
23 x 32 x 22cm
Les Câlins (rose, vert, bleu)
Benoît Piéron
Les Câlins (rose, vert, bleu), 2024
Les câlins (rose et jaune)
Benoît Piéron
Les câlins (rose et jaune), 2024
Les câlins (rose, jaune, vert, blanc)
Benoît Piéron
Les câlins (rose, jaune, vert, blanc), 2024
Les Câlins (jaune et rose)
Benoît Piéron
Les Câlins (jaune et rose), 2024
17 x 40 x 54cm
Les câlins (rose, jaune, bleu)
Benoît Piéron
Les câlins (rose, jaune, bleu), 2024
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