Eva Jospin, Grottesco

For her exhibition Grottesco at the Grand Palais, Eva Jospin brings together more than twenty works, some created specifically for the exhibition and unveiled for the first time, others revisiting emblematic motifs from her work. The title of the exhibition, 'Grottesco', is inspired by the legend of a young Roman who stumbled into a cave where he discovered forgotten frescoes from the Domus Aurea. From this cave-like, buried palace springs the 'grotesque' from which Eva Jospin draws her thread: a style in which the vegetal, the architectural and the fantastic intertwine. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through a world of its own: promontory, cenotaph, grotto, ruins and forest follow one another, constantly transforming perception and revealing new motifs. Among the never-before-seen pieces, a series of embroidered bas-reliefs catches the eye. A fusion of textile and sculpture, these works mark a new stage in Eva Jospin's research.