Claire Hilgers, "Effeuillages"

Claire Hilgers explores intimacy and the slow contemplation of the passing of time. Inspired by poetic texts as well as the Japanese philosophical and aesthetic concept of Wabi-Sabi, Claire Hilgers collects traces of lived experience. At Vertige art gallery, she is presenting a series of drawings, collages, assemblages on paper and prints of various tree leaves gathered during the autumn. By highlighting humble materials – everyday objects or elements from nature – she creates works that reveal the cycle of the seasons and the nature of impermanence. The exhibition’s title, ‘Effeuillages’, suggests a gradual stripping away that reveals the beauty of imperfection and simplicity.