Transforming this captivating material into support for his commitment and heightened sensitivity. Transform the fragility of chocolate to speak, without words, with your heart, your hands, through the strength of metals, because between these two opposing materials lies the artist. Patrick Roger captures the essence of his questions.
Extinction of large species, environmental destruction, societal perversion and inequalities. These deep reflections, born from his raw sensitivity, also led him to reflect on the place of man in his environment, then on what constitutes man: the intangible foundations of matter.
From the atom, to the molecule, to the prokaryotic cell, then to the eukaryotic cell, to multicellular beings, to man and his interactions, with the living, of the living. It’s all about connection, attraction, repulsion, and forces.
Renowned chocolatier, Patrick Roger explores the possibilities of chocolate, sensual and fragile. Sculpting this complex texture opens the world to him. He then sculpts his medium and magnifies it in bronze, aluminum, and iron. Matter offers the infinity of shapes and illusions. His increasingly monumental works, mixing the abstract with the figurative, watch over his workshop like ghostly figures questioning the extinction of societal and environmental subjects down to the intangible foundations of matter.
The unique architecture of the winery overlooking the landscapes highlights all forms of art.
At the heart of a sober space, and in the transverse light of nature and the vines, the exhibition of the works of Patrick Roger offers a true kaleidoscope of reflections and sparks. Playing with the delicacy of forms, gravity, balance, raw or polished materials, Patrick Roger invites the visitor to a magnificent discovery of the reflection of matter.
The simplicity of the place and the complexity of the materials used intertwine with purity and simplicity, creating an effortless dialogue between the works, the architecture of the vineyard and its values combining tradition and contemporary.
PATRICK ROGER, Power of Matter is a unique opportunity to celebrate the works of Patrick Roger which contribute to the development of art, by questioning its limits around varied subjects, where light and textures intertwine.
