Ninon Hivert's Sculptures Find Poetry in Discarded Objects.

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There's a quiet magic in the way Ninon Hivert moves through the world, her eyes attuned not to the shiny and new, but to the cast-off and forgotten. In her Paris studio, tucked away from the city's grand boulevards, she doesn't see trash; she sees characters, each with a history etched into its worn surface.A fragment of rusted metal isn't just scrap; it's a leaf from a tree that no longer exists. A shard of discarded glass becomes a frozen tear.Her work, a beautiful alchemy of sculpture and collage, is a conversation with these objects, an interview with their past lives. She once told me, her hands gently arranging a collection of weathered wood and brittle paper, that every item holds a story of where it has been and the hands it has passed through.To reassemble them is not to erase that history, but to honor it, to give it a new chapter. It’s a deeply human process, this act of finding connection in the discarded.It speaks to a universal longing for meaning and a resistance against the disposable nature of modern life. Her recent exhibition at Chapelle XIV feels less like a traditional art show and more like a sanctuary, a place where these silent narratives are finally given a voice.Walking through the space, you don't just observe the art; you feel the weight of its previous existence, the ghost of its utility, now transformed into pure poetry. Hivert’s process is one of patient listening.She forages along the Seine, in flea markets, in the overlooked corners of urban landscapes, collecting not with a specific plan, but with an open heart. The objects guide her.A curved piece of metal might suggest a spine; a cluster of broken ceramics might yearn to become a constellation. This intuitive collaboration results in pieces that feel both ancient and utterly new, their beauty lying in their imperfections, their cracks and fissures telling a story that a perfect, new object never could.It’s a poignant reminder of our own lives—how our scars and experiences, our own discarded moments, are what truly shape us into who we are. In a society obsessed with the next big thing, Hivert’s work is a gentle, powerful rebellion, a testament to the enduring soul of things and the profound stories waiting to be heard, if only we take the time to listen.

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