Artist: Patricia Belli
Exhibition title: Ser, sin serlo
Curated by: Camille Chenais
Venue: Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, France
Date: September 17 – December 14, 2019
Photography: All photographs copyright and courtesy the artist and Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris
Note: Exhibition booklet is available here. Floor plan is available here
Villa Vassilieff is happy to welcome the first exhibition in France of the artist Patricia Belli (1964, Nicaragua), whose artistic practice unfolds through installations including sculptures, drawings, and videos. For this exhibition, the artist chose to gather former works of her own with more recent productions in which symbols – from dreams and mythologies – evoke an unstable balance between domination and resistance, violence, fear and compassion. In the space, fragmented bodies spread out, without apparent sexual character, that one might think inanimate if a lingering tension or light movement did not come to betray this feeling. With those anthropomorphic forms, the artist aims to question various conditions that can alienate or weaken a body. From hurricanes to revolutions, instability and domination game are evoked through sculptures and their delicate physical balance.
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole
Patricia Belli, Ser, sin serlo, 2019, exhibition view, Villa Vassilieff, Pernod Ricard Fellowship, Paris, Photos: © Aurélien Mole