Artwork Photograph by Camille Lemonnier. Courtesy of château de Versailles/Dior.
From June 18 to September 29, 2024, Eva Jospin will present, in the Palace of Versailles, her artwork "Silk Room" as a part of the exhibition "Eva Jospin – Versailles" at the Palace’s Orangery. Silk Room, a monumental embroidery work measuring 350 m2 (3767 sq. ft.) and 105 m (120 ft.) in length, will foster a unique dialogue with the imposing architecture of the Orangery, inviting visitors for a leisurely stroll.
To create this striking piece, Eva Jospin drew from her usual themes of choice, namely nature, strolling, and architectural follies. Silk Room (Chambre de Soie) will be presented in the Orangery in a linear fashion, thus enticing visitors to wander and engage in an immersive experience.
Especially for this exhibition, Eva Jospin will be adding a new embroidery panel to her work. The panel takes inspiration from the groves of the gardens of Versailles, most particularly Apollo’s Baths Grove, which was redesigned at the end of the 18th century by the painter and landscape gardener Hubert Robert, whose work nourishes Eva Jospin’s reflection on the importance of gardens. The Orangery’s unique architectural strength sets it apart as the ideal setting for the artist’s monumental embroidery work while also resonating with it in terms of scale and the theme of strolling. A visit to Versailles already offers ample opportunity to stroll between groves and waterfalls. This embroidery work provides another, inviting visitors to take their time wandering, like a mise-en-abyme within its motifs. As if seen in a mirror, Jospin has succeeded in capturing a different garden, as spectacular as those at Versailles.
This exhibition is made possible thanks to the patronage of Parfums Christian Dior.
November 7, 2023
