Superfluous Object

Céline Condorelli

Superfluous Object, 202042.6 x 60cmSign in to view price
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two colour silkscreen on nubuck brown paper Chisenhale Gallery
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This abstract artwork features a textured surface with a muted, earthy color palette. The composition is dominated by vertical lines and patterns, creating a sense of depth and movement. The overall impression is one of a natural, weathered surface, evoking a sense of the passage of time. The artist's technique appears to be a combination of materials and methods, potentially utilizing elements like paint, resin, or other mixed media to achieve the striking visual effect. The context suggests this work may be part of the contemporary artist's exploration of themes related to the natural world and the human experience of time and impermanence. ...

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Superfluous Object
Artist
Céline Condorelli
B.1974, French

Céline Condorelli works at the intersection of art and architecture, exploring how structures—both physical and social—shape human relationships, public space, and modes of attention. Her multidisciplinary practice spans installation, sculpture, and writing, often materializing as environments that question the conditions of display, support, and visibility. Condorelli reimagines the role of art objects as tools for interaction, staging, and encounter. Her work frequently incorporates furniture, textiles, and architectural fragments to challenge conventional distinctions between functional design and autonomous artwork. This interplay of use and contemplation destabilizes passive spectatorship, inviting viewers into a more embodied and critical engagement with their surroundings. Rooted in feminist and postcolonial thought, Condorelli’s projects often reflect on the invisible infrastructures—such as friendship, labor, or institutional framing—that sustain both art and everyday life. Through site-responsive installations and long-term collaborations, she draws attention to what is often overlooked, reframing support as both subject and method. Her practice reconfigures space as an active participant in meaning-making, asking what it means to care for, inhabit, or be sustained by art. Condorelli’s work ultimately challenges assumptions about visibility, authorship, and the politics of display. ...

Céline Condorelli: Artworks
Superfluous Object
Chisenhale Gallery
Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery
London

Chisenhale Gallery is dedicated to placing artists at the core of its mission. They have supported the realisation of major works by an international array of artists, often solidifying careers through timely solo commissions, notably including Lubaina Himid, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cornelia Parker, Faisal Abdu’Allah, Hito Steyerl, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Yu Ji, Abbas Akhavan, Rachel Jones and Rory Pilgrim. Chisenhale Gallery was founded by artists. The same experimental vision and spirit of possibility that transformed an empty veneer factory and brewery warehouse into an art gallery continues to guide their work today. They commission and produce contemporary art, publish books and online material, and actively engage in social projects. ...