Benoît Piéron’s solo exhibition “Fabric softener”

TARO NASU is pleased to announce Benoît Piéron’s solo exhibition “Fabric softener”.

Benoit Pieron

Born in Ivry-sur-Seine in 1983. Lives and works in Paris.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Benoît Piéron : Étoiles ou Tempêtes, Le Magasin, CNAC, Grenoble (2024) ;
Pudre de Riz, Sultana, Paris (2024) ; Slumber Party, Chisenhale Gallery, London (2023) ; Delicious Monstera,
Mumok, Vienna (2023) ; Get Well Soon (Prologue), Ormston House, Limerick City (2023); der pinkelnde tod,
Kunstverein Bielefeld, Bielefeld (2023); Avant l’orage, Bourse de Commerce, Pinault Collection, Paris
(2023); uMoya: The sacred Return of Lost Things, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (2023); Illness Shower, Sultana,
Paris (2022); Exposé.es, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2023); Horizones, Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris
(2022); Bandage, galerie du Haïdouc à l’Antre Peaux, Bourges (2022); Deux drapeaux, Une Belladone, L’alcov̂ e,
Paris (2021);VIH/sida, l’épidémie n’est pas finie, Mucem, Marseille (2021); Plaid, Cite ́ internationale des Arts,
Paris (2021); Mort is more, Brasserie Atlas, Brussels (2021); Seconde peau, soft walls, patch.e.s & soap, Open
Source Body, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2021), and more.

Benoît Piéron is an artist who elevates his personal experiences into universal narratives, exploring themes of
humanity and society, life and death, through the lens of his own memories and sensations. Having spent his
childhood in pediatric wards, Piéron was intimately acquainted with the harsh realities of life and death. The
imagination he employed as a child to cope with this reality has since become the foundation of his body of works.
One of the characteristic features of his works is the harmonious use of soft, vibrant colors, a reflection of the hues found in hospital sheets. His bat-shaped soft sculptures, which can be seen as his alter egos, are tied to his
experiences with blood transfusions and the vampire fantasies that those experiences inspired. The bed, an everyday object that is familiar to most, holds a deeper significance for Benoît. For him, it is not only a place of rest and recovery but also a nexus between life and death. In this sense, since the bed serves as a central element within the world of his art. Even the familiar household curtain, when considered as a hospital curtain, draws attention to its fragile role as a barrier between the individual and the vast world beyond. In Piéron’s artistic universe, the curtain becomes a visible symbol of how the interior is perpetually threatened by external forces. Yet,at the same time, within the delicate space enclosed by the soft fabric, boundless imagination is nurtured, allowing for the weaving of dreams that sometimes feel more tangible than reality itself. Through his work, Piéron also reveals the resilience and strength of imagination and hope, elements that may appear fragile but are, in fact,remarkably enduring and flexible.

Cooperation & special thanks to : Olivier Renaud_Clement