The depiction of and oscillation between, private domestic spaces and that of wide open metaphorical landscapes remain a driving contingent in the work. Fascinated in the idea of a junction between these instinctively contrasting places, Le Ruez's work frequently finds itself at a crossroads, where the temporal collides with the permanent, the ordinary becomes slightly strange and where a subtle dose of unease is injected into the mundane.
A series of sculptures which included A familiar place for the very first time and All the beauty you will ever need, (both 2009) are imbued with an air of the mythical. Evocations of abandoned piers, balconies and buildings conspire to unfold a complex narrative full of both emotional and aesthetic contradictions. These works allude to forgotten places with nautical overtones and utopian aspirations; their ambiguous histories all the more complex through the suggestion of neglect and surprising context. In these works, Le Ruez resuscitates the desire of a bygone society through a celebration of the unwanted and imagined resort.
Simon Le Ruez
Lives Sheffield (UK) and Berlin (Germany)
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Europe
