NATURE'S RYTHM -FOAM

Collège des Bernadins

The Collège des Bernardins is just down the road from my place and was reopened in 2008. It is a centre for Research and discussion for the Church and society in general. Open to everyone, Christian or not and all those who question the sense of life and what man will become.
It is the most beautiful place and holds some of the strangest events as far as contemporary installations are concerned. I popped in with a friend the other day. Eelco had not seen the centre and was slightly bemused by Michael Blazy’s installation in the old vestry.

Collecting the foam

On the Left

On the Right

Blazy creatures sculpture from anything he is inspired by and finds around the house. Carrot purée, lentilles, food, dog or cat croquettes....and a lot more. His installations are very temporary and rather fragile. This «Bouquet final» (Eelco felt it was the last wedding bouquet») is a foam bath . What interests him is when he finishes his installation, it begins to live. The foam forms, grows, falls and is replaced everyday. You can’t control it ...and so goes life ?