We cordially invite you to Marc Rossignol’s new exhibition, Salon de Dames.
This sixth solo show by the artist at our gallery offers a profound reflection on gender, particularly on the role of women throughout history.
Rossignol approaches the theme through five interactive checkers sets, each consisting of custom-designed boards and pawns. These invite the viewer not only to play, but also to contemplate the symbolic meaning of the pieces. One board, for example, juxtaposes car rims with delicate lace; another features obsolete coins such as the Constantin Meunier miner’s token and the French half-franc with the sower. Elsewhere, heart-shaped wafers are paired with their corresponding waffle irons, referencing feminist thinker Alexandra Kollontaï, who argued that separating cooking from marriage is as essential as separating church from state.
At the center of the exhibition stands a striking diptych, each canvas measuring 200 x 200 cm. This monumental work distills years of research and practice, consisting of simultaneous right- and left-handed drawing using a continuous line. Following Eulerian principles, the line traverses the entire surface of canvas or paper, beginning and ending at the same point. The use of pink and light blue unmistakably evokes the traditional gender binary: girl versus boy.

“I allow the paintbrushes to gradually run dry along the trajectory, tracing the path from origin to completion. In doing so, I underscore a particular relationship with the passage of time.” – Marc Rossignol
Beyond these studies, the artist delves into different types of visual language—from the use of socialist realism in the Kollontaï checkerboard to the blending of cultures and techniques by submitting a design of his own creation to a Berber weaving workshop.

Artists: Marc Rossignol