Inspiring scenography by Quatrieme Mur – a reinvention of the familiar at the St Etienne Design Biennal 2010

This unusual, intriguing composition was presented in 2010 by the designers at the St Etienne Design Biennal.

Composition of everyday objects: reading lamp, hanging lamps, open-work table, wooden daybed and desk
Composition of household items: table lamp, pendant lights, table with openwork legs, wooden daybed and desk
Composition of everyday items: table lamp, table with openwork legs..

The staging consisted of everyday items that make up a rhythmic scene. They should inspire observers to rethink forms as well as attitudes towards everyday objects.

A composition of everyday objects: a table lamp
Composition of everyday objects: a table lamp

According to the authors of the project, this arrangement, and even at a distance from the audience will help to appreciate and look closely at the usual everyday things around.

Composition of household items: table lamp, table with openwork legs
Household composition: openwork table with legs
A composition of everyday objects: a table with openwork legs
A composition of everyday objects: a wooden daybed
Detail of the composition: the metal side of the wooden couch

Hypertrophied table lamp, Chandeliers hung at different levels in a chaotic manner, a table with openwork legs, a roughly made daybed and a desk act as actors in this composition. After all, the name of the project Quatrieme Mur translates as the Fourth Wall (when the actors address the audience from the stage, allowing them to dive deeper into the world of action).
Can they break the imaginary obstacle and make you believe that everything that happens on stage is real, to engage in the game, to choose between mass and fragility, volume and airiness?

We would certainly like to know what thoughts, feelings and reflections these commonplace objects provoked in the visitors to this popular forum.

Detail of the composition: the metal side of the wooden couch
Composition detail: metal base of the wooden daybed
Household composition: hanging lamps
A composition of everyday objects: pendant lamps and a wooden table on metal legs
Desk detail: metal base
Composition of everyday objects: reading lamp, hanging lamps, open-work table, wooden daybed and desk
Composition of everyday objects: reading lamp, hanging lamps, open-work table, wooden daybed and desk

Photo courtesy of Francois Bauchet and Eric Jordan.

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