Mathilde Rosier: Ceremonially Infused

The curse of the pharaoh

The French artist Mathilde Rosier creates highly atmospheric spatial situations that are fuelled by her interest in the physical and psychological experiences of ancient rites and rituals. She combines painting with sculptural assemblages and films. These idiosyncratically constructed spaces evoke a journey between the conscious and the unconscious with constantly recurring motifs such as the bed or the cat, the placeholders of crossed psychological thresholds. Mathilde Rosier's installations owe their influences as much to the practices of Freudian psychologists as to the film "Les Maîtres Fous" or the excavations of the pharaonic tombs. this book is her first independent publication and conveys an impression of Mathilde Rosier's extensive graphic work, which she uses as a model for her environments. The book combines drawings with texts and thus provides direct access to the artist's intellectual world. Photographs of the environments, as installed by Mathilde Rosier at the Kunstpalais Erlangen during the exhibition between April and June 2011, show an intensive interplay of the various materials.

Exhibitions:
Kunstpalais Erlangen, 8/4 - 6/6/2011
Camden Arts Centre, London, 22/7 - 25/9/2011