The artist Prune Noury was invited to show a retrospective of her work in the Musee Guimet, Paris’ Asian Arts Museum.
Her stunning and powerful pieces where shown dialoging with the museums’ regular exhibition: Holy daughters and Holy river, queries the place of girls in India today; Terracotta daughters recalls the faith of millions of aborted girls in China’s during the one child policy period.
A specific installation of gigantic Buddha parts created for this exhibition, « La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi » was reminiscent of the « Imbalance » serie where an accumulation of acupuncture needles seems to be not yet enough to imbalance the current state of world affairs, whether it be ecological or economical.
Yaksha, Inde, uttar Pradesh, 1e-2e siècle – « Holy Daughter », Prune Noury, 2010
Bouddha, Inde, Uttar Pradesh, 5e s. – Standing Holy Daughter, Prune Noury, 2010
Divinite feminine, Inde, Rajasthan, 10e siècle – Fertility, Prune Noury, 2010
Bhaivara, forme terrible de Shiva, Inde, Tamil Nabu, 10-11e siecle – Prune Noury, reflective gloves, 2012
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Vietnam – « Transfusion », Prune Noury, 2012
Knife, 1er siècle Av JC, Vietnam – Hand Machine, Prune Noury, 2012
Shiva, Art Mon de Dvaravati, 8e s. – Gange’s Life Line, Prune Noury, 2012
Divinite feminine, Style Angkor Vat, Cambodge, 12e s. – Walking Holy Daughter, Prune Noury, 2010
Trois porteuses d’offrandes, Dynastie Sui, Chine du Nord, 7e s. – Terracotta Duaghters, Prune Noury
Chinese terracotta figure – Terracotta Daughters, Prune Noury, 2013
Bouddha head, Adds, Afghanistan, 3-4e s. – Terracotta Daughters, # 1 Haoping (head), Prune Noury, 2013
Homage to Mother-in-law, Process, Prune Noury, 2012
Guardian-King, Silla Kingdom, 9e s. – Mini Terracotta daughter Tube #2 Pan, Prune Noury, 2013
Cihuateteo (Mask), Project Porcess, Prune Noury, 2014
15. Masque de Nô: Zo Omna, Japon, époque Edo (1603-1868) – Prune Noury, Head of Terracotta Daughter #5 Yue (Mold), Project Process, 2013
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi 1/5, Prune Noury, 2017
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi 2/5, Prune Noury, 2017
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi 3/5, Prune Noury, 2017
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi 4/5, Prune Noury, 2017
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi 5/5, Prune Noury, 2017
Installation inside the « head »
