Uhoda Collection

Composition trouvée

Since the end of the 1980s, Guillaume Bijl has been exploring the boundaries between art and social reality in his artworks. In reference to Dadaism’s (art movement that appeared during the First World War and advocates freedom of creation) «found objects», the artist creates his «found compositions», a sort of archaeological still life of our contemporary society. These collections of banal objects – found in flea markets or vintage stores – are always thoroughly thought out and transform exhibition spaces into daily life spaces. Seen by the viewer as familiar environments, these “fragments of realistic and kitsch interior” are a way for the artist to confront the viewer with his own consumerism in a humorous and ironic way.

Goodbye Horses 1

Goodbye Horses 1 is a replica model of artwork Goodbye Horses which was presented at the Palais de Tokyo in 2013. Fouad Bouchoucha designed a project around the Bugatti Veyron. 7L agency then created the computer-generated imagery of the project and supported to create the file which would make Bugatti the main partner for the production.

The artist convinced the manufacturer of “the fastest car in the world” to produce the object that would surpass its own potential and thereby prohibit its driving. From this process results an aesthetic and aerodynamic embellishing which perfects the faculties of the machine and obstructs at the same time all ways of visibility (headlights, front windshield). Dragged beyond its own limits, the modeled Bugatti is made unusable. Technology disconnected from its human use no longer makes sense here.