Marc Etienne

Marc Etienne was born in 1971 in Arles (FR), he lives and works in Marseille (FR).

“I start with a questioning of the concept of figure. I consider it in two modes of operation: the figure that one embodies and the figure that one observes.
The questions related to production are an integral part of what I show in my installations. Thus, the gestures required for the technical realization, as well as the attitude and mindset one must adopt for such a type of production, are elements that resurface in the result, and sometimes constitute the very object of the piece.
Before, during, and after production, I ask myself about the disposition, the attitude I adopt towards the object I am trying to achieve. What kind of figure do I embody at this or that moment of the realization.
These elements pertain to me as the archetype of the artist. I draw them from different types of representations, both from the history of art and from the realm of ‘mass cultures.’ By using them as a language, I aim to make them induce different types of ‘artist figures,’ or more broadly, different ways of being in the world depending on how they are manipulated.” - Marc Etienne

Marc Etienne’s work in on display during the exhibition Après avoir tout oublié [After having forgotten everything], 2015.