Alix Cléo Roubaud "Correction of perspective in my bedroom"

Alix Cléo Roubaud

Correction of perspective in my bedroom

Galerie Bucholz

Curated by Hélène Giannecchini

Gigi Moss

            Walking into Galerie Bucholz, a single window filters a small amount of natural light into the room. The photos of Alix Cléo Roubaud are small, even in the delicate glass framing them, they take up little more space than a sheet of copy paper. Laterally displayed at eye level, they invite the viewer into their personal space to study. In this strangely liminal gallery I feel as if I have stumbled upon an empty or abandoned office space, cold white walls and dark grey carpet are illuminated only by stark LED lighting. This environment engages the ephemeral quality of Roubaud’s work. Entirely shot in the bedroom of her Paris apartment, a deeply personal space in contrast to the sterility of the gallery. In this space there are no distractions, the viewer must concentrate on the images and the feelings they stir. In her diaristic work, a documentation of life in this one space, the interactions and relationships fill these images with a solemn sentimentality. The bedroom becomes an embodiment of her consciousness as it transforms in different photos - some very grounded in the physical space and others where the room disappears and the only backdrop is negative space. Her work feels like trying to recall a memory. The longer I observe, the more her memories bleed into my memories, all harsh edges and borders are dissolved.