Erwan Sene

Repurposing discarded everyday materials such as wood, steel, fabric and aluminium, sculptor Erwan Sene binds these materials using bright paints, weaving oddly familiar domestic scenes or conceiving completely unrecognisable, otherworldly forms. Cabinets are taken apart and reborn as miniature model homes. The engineering of objects is revealed as they are turned inside out, softened with draped fabric, or their surfaces softly spray painted. His work as a musician undoubtedly feeds his sculptures, giving them accents and flows, mimicking melodies, or discordant rhythms. In a heady oeuvre, Sene brings together technical aspects of Surrealism and Dada, merging these influences with a Baroque theatricality to create forms drenched in a sense of the uncanny and dystopia. Sene cites his interest in science fiction, which can readily be seen in the neon hues and supernatural structures of his pieces. Other topics regularly explored in his practice include contamination, idiopathy and digital cultures.