Utilitarian Poetry
Art — 06.07.26
Art Direction: Célia Cotelle
Photography: Thérèse Verrat & Vincent Toussaint
Text: Samia Gauvard
Objects to seize the decisive moment
Some memories are meant to be stored.
Left image: [01] A tea bag
Right image: [02] A camera
Objects to engage with noise
Current relationship status: it’s complicated.
Left image: [03] A speaker
Right image: [04] A pair of earplugs
Objects to cut and edit
Do you create or do you seek control?
Left image: [05] A trackpad
Right image: [06] A pair of scissors
Objects to archive thoughts
The urge to exist beyond our bodies.
Left image:[07] A pencil
Right image: [08] A hard drive
Objects designed to keep running
Rest has become optional.
Left image: [09] A watch
Right image: [10] A charger
Objects built for survival
Eventually repurposed for style.
Left image: [11] A snap hook
Right image: [12] A lighter
Objects of resistance
Forcing the passage in a narrow space.
Left image: [13] A shoehorn
Right image: [14] A lightbulb