BERTRAND CAVALIER - PERMANENT CONCERN

Friday September 27 - 5pm
Book launch & Edition Preview

The photobook Permanent Concern consists of a series of smartphone photographs that Cavalier took in the Netherlands in 2021. The objects and situations that he portrays are often recognizable and ordinary: from a plastic table to a brick wall blotched with paint or a girl’s skipping rope. The full zoom used by Cavalier reveals—in much the same way as his presentation of the photographs as monochrome laser prints does—the inherent structure of his subjects and how, as “foreign objects”, they break with the original order. In this way, Cavalier emphasizes the various aspects of urban planning, including among them the unintentional, the “mishap”, which he characterizes as a quality that allows room for a subjective and personal use of the cities in which we live.

Permanent Concern – Bertrand Cavalier
Published by Spector Books
Design: Malin Gewinner, Bertrand Cavalier
124 pages, english, 20 x 27 cm, open thread-sewn brochure with screen-printed dust jacket

 

Bertrand Cavalier (b.1989 France) is a pluridisciplinary artist whose work revolves around the language of space. With photography, video, drawing and sculpture, he delves into the complexities of our relationship to objectivity and subjectivity. Despite the diversity of mediums, a strong architectural influence permeates his work, suggesting tensions between rational and emotional behaviors, portraying humanity as a paradoxical entity. At the heart of cavalier's artistic thinking, lies the atmosphere of the physical sensation, highlighting our capacity to communicate feelings and ideas beyond mere facts.

Cavalier has released publications with fw:books (2020) and spector books (2024). his exhibitions include showcases at Fomu Antwerp, Photoforum Pasquart Biel, the Biennale de l’image possible/bip and Frac Orléans. He received the Sébastien van der Straten fund award (2019) and completed residencies at Artwell Amsterdam (2021) and Cité Internationale des Arts Paris (2023). His work has been featured in publications such as Art Press, l’Art Même, Mouvement, and C4 Journal.