andrew mcphail
  • Andrew McPhail
  • TEXTiles
  • BOO WHO
  • Safety Performance
  • GRUDGE
  • all my little failures
  • Insecure Ts
  • CRYBABY
  • bedhair
  • birthday suit
  • Prick
  • Poof
  • Sorry
  • Stunt Double
  • cv
  • online sources/contact

Poussiere de Proust

10/15/2013

1 Comment

 
ok, time for some more Proust. As you may remember, i'm listening to A La Recherche du Temps Perdu while i'm working, so i recently made another little Proust pilgrimage to the Musee Carnavalet to see the great writer's bedroom. Not actually his bedroom, but a recreation of it with some of his original possessions and furniture. As you may know his bedroom was lined with cork as he was very sensitive to sound. The building were Proust lived no longer stands but there is a plaque on the building at the location, so at least you can be in his neighbourhood.
Picture
And here is some Parisian dust. This seemed abit disrespectful to Proust. My next art piece may be called "lint of Paris".
Picture
After soaking up all that Proustian dust i took a few steps down the hall to what is one of my favorite places here, the reinstalled Hotel Wendell Ballroom, whose walls were painted in 1925 by José-Maria Sert. The walls and ceiling present a continuous scene that is absolutely stunning. The room is quite dark so apologies for the bad photos. And yet another selfie.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment
Dean link
10/15/2013 10:58:42 am

Wonder where I can find some white cork for my studio . . .

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    a tale of the Canada Council International Residency in Paris, France.

    Archives

    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

    Categories

    All
    Cite International Des Arts
    Institut Pasteur
    Leche Vitrines
    Lechevitrines8e4a727f3e
    Nuit Blanche Paris
    Open House London

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.