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Roxane Revon
Project
MIRROR I, II, & III
About the works
The mirrors series consists of cyanotypes on fabric and dichroic glass panels, depicting plants with roots immersed in water hidden behind a mirror, questioning the paradigm from viewing nature as an external entity. The cyanotype process, pioneered by botanist Anna Atkins, lends an ethereal quality to the botanical imagery, capturing the intricate details of the plants and their roots. The dichroic glass, an old technique redesigned by NASA for use in satellite mirrors to protect against intense sunlight and harmful radiation. It creates a mesmerizing mirroring effect that transforms the cyanotypes in sunlight and adds variations depending on angles and lighting conditions, revealing our inherent interconnectedness with non-human lives and elements.
Matter
Cyanotypes on fabric and dichroic glass (framed)
12x9inches, 12x9inches, 12x24inches
2022
Roxane Revon (b. 1986, Paris, France) is a multi-disciplinary Brooklyn based artist who works across bio art, scenography and installations. She earned a MA in philosophy from La Sorbonne University, and moved to New York in 2011 where she started her career as a theater director and scenographer and continued her education. More recently she has been developing multimedia installations, public art and visual art (sculptures, drawings, prints) based on active interconnected systems and root systems, that challenge our views on the concept of nature, time and memories. Her artwork has been exhibited in institutions in the US such as the Rockefeller Center, CICA Museum, the French Institute, the Invisible Dog Art Center, Athens Conservatory; in fairs such as Yi Tai art Central HK, the Armory Art Fair satellite, Venice biennale, Art on Paper NY; and galleries in New York, Athens, Hong Kong, and Milan. Her recent residencies include LMCC Art Center on Governors Island, Celia and wally Gilbert Art & Science Fellowship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Residency Unlimited, Artist Alliance (AAI) and Urban Field Station artist in residence 2024 with NYC Parks.
