Jeanne Susplugas

Born in Montpellier, France. Lives in Paris, France.

" Committed but not militant, Jeanne Susplugas' approach attacks all forms and strategies of confinement, both to question the individual's relationship with himself and with others. "

Jeanne Susplugas has been photographing fruit baskets has been photographing fruit baskets when the occasion calls for it. As she takes more and more shots, the artist quickly realizes that the function of these objects has gradually been hijacked by their owners. Far from being innocent still lifes, they are often used as empty pocketsparticularly when it comes to depositing medication.

These photographs served as preparatory work for ceramic pieces.. In this way, she tackles one of the great clichés of art history, giving it a new dimension. For a long time, still life was considered a secondary theme in the hierarchy of genres established in the 17th century. becomes a polemical objectand conveys a powerful message.

The artist offers a highly protean body of work and deploys a wide range of media: drawings, photographs, installations, sculptures and films, all of which interact and enrich each other. The result is a singular aesthetic that may appear seductive, but is also gritty and disturbing. She questions man's relationship with himself, penetrates his psyche and exposes an obsessive, sometimes even dysfunctional world. With these ceramics, Jeanne Susplugas offers a subtle approach the theme of addiction which is close to her heart.