Gaelle Choisne’s practice combines a documentary approach (photography and video) with the use of raw materials, addressing socio-political issues related to the overexploitation of natural resources and colonial history. Born of a Haitian mother and a Breton father, the artist blends oral traditions, Creole mythology and popular culture in works that refer to both Haiti’s history and her own personal narrative.

«To invest in the density of these complex and shifting dynamics in perpetual revolution, Gaëlle Choisne uses choral art forms that she readily describes as experimental. Sculpture, installation and a taste for abrupt confrontation with material have always accompanied the artist in the same way that her video practice has, navigating between documentary legacies, found footage and speculative narratives. Between these two great families of consistencies that populate her works are collections of found objects, some of which have been maintained for many years, which show her special attention to charms, amulets, talismans, playing cards and more. These collections convey the artist’s interest in the occult, taxonomy, exoticism, merchandising, spirituality and popular practices sometimes referred to as ‘enthusiasts’.»
- Thomas Conchou (extract)

Air De Paris

NiCOLETTi

Paris

Aware Prize

Goteborg International Biennial

Göteborg

Bienal de La Habana

Havana

Cherbourg-Octeville

London

Frieze

Nuit Blanche

Jeune Création

Sharjah

Sharjah Biennial

Toronto

Cooper Cole

Praz-Delavallade

Villa Belleville

Gilles Drouault

Tel Aviv

Hamidrasha Gallery

Galerie Untilthen

Corte

Frac Corse

Bordeaux

Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA

Capc Musée D'Art Contemporain De Bordeaux

Berlin

Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt

Aubervilliers

POUSH

Montreuil

Maison Populaire

Istanbul

Pera Museum

Centre Pompidou

Marrakesh

MACAAL - Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden

San Francisco

San Francisco Art Institute

Lyon

Musée D'Art Contemporain De Lyon

Genoa

Museo D'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce

Montréal

Optica

Musée D'Art Moderne De Paris

Vitry-sur-Seine

Musée D'Art Contemporain Du Val-De-Marne

Lafayette Anticipations

Kadist

Reims

FRAC Champagne-Ardenne

musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration

Acacias Art Center

Künstlerhaus Bethanien

Montpellier

Musée Henri Prades

Los Angeles

The Mistake Room

Bétonsalon

Gaëlle Choisne

Amsterdam

Rijksakademie

Cité Internationale Des Arts

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