At the dawn of a day still unchanged, Christophe Josse invites us to wander along the byways of his imagination.
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Through a puzzle made of stolen images, he wafts us far from the gloomy oppression and constraints of these times to new shores vibrant with bountiful harmonies, and an ideal, dream-like other world.
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In an elliptical collection glorified by the virtuosic “savoir-faire” of outstanding artisans, he presents variants on the lexical scope of his universe in seven opus.
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Here, he champions purity, contained fluidity and an impromptu mix of materials, makes play on their contrasts and, beneath a caressing line, traces a furrow – the perfect utterance of a speaking beauty.
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The camera glides over diaphanous dresses, and clear correspondences are established. The Central European graphics of embroideries on a Romanian fringed blouse are echoed by the fiery glitter of star-scattered embroideries on a generous dress in sand rose gazar. Blown glass toggles with a soft bronze sheen on a duffle- coat with cord frogging respond to moiré glass cabochons embellishing gold- sheathed rope sandals.
© Christophe Josse
Ph: Olivier Saillant
