{"title":"Sophie Inard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie Inard\u003c\/strong\u003e, a 37-year-old French artist from the Drôme, based in Paris, diverts objects related to power by wrapping them with crocheted stitches. \u003cstrong\u003eWith this gesture, she confronts the symbols of power and plays with contrasts: strength and vulnerability, spectacle and intimacy, individual and collective\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her works have been exhibited in France and internationally, notably at McNay ArtMuseum (Texas) and the concept store Merci (Paris).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrochet, long associated with female domestic work, becomes here a tool for dialogue between worlds. By covering objects of sport, trophies or weapons, the artist \u003cstrong\u003equestions the way in which our societies represent power, victory, protection\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each stitch weaves a link between past and present, between craftsmanship and performance, between what unites and what separates. Some of his large pieces are made in collaboration with retired women or away from employment, thus extending a collective and solidarity gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuartier Latin \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebrings together objects of power: weapons, helmets, sports accessories - covered with crocheted mesh. By enveloping them, the artist transforms their primary function: what strikes, protects or intimidates slides into a form of fragility, almost of tenderness. The hook introduces an immediate shift: a technique derived from the domestic and feminine applied to symbols of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series borrows from fashion codes. These objects become ‘pieces’, in the sense that they extend the body and tell a way of presenting oneself to the world. Between luxury, sport and violence, Quartier Latin puts into tension usually opposed registers to create a \u003cstrong\u003evisual ambiguity - disturbing, sometimes funny, always inappropriate\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach artwork bears a name, like the iconic fashion pieces to which proper names are attributed. Here, this gesture introduces \u003cstrong\u003ea more intimate dimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: a constellation of presences, silhouettes, personal echoes. By associating these names with objects of power, the artist questions the way in which personal, family or cultural narratives continue to dress us - both literally and figuratively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuartier Latin proposes new narratives around contemporary icons: objects of authority are now vulnerable, symbols are diverted, a game between care and violence, gentleness and threat.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sophie-inard-gun-crochet","title":"Sophie Inard - Gun Crochet","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrint on fine art paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 3, numbered and signed\u003cbr\u003ePhotograph sold unframed\u003cbr\u003e33,5x23,5cm\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ÉDITIONS BESSAUD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52794298794323,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8461\/8835\/files\/Crochetgun.jpg?v=1768490175"},{"product_id":"sophie-inard-boxe","title":"Sophie Inard - Boxe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrint on fine art paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 3, numbered and signed\u003cbr\u003ePhotograph sold unframed\u003cbr\u003e33,5x23,5cm\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ÉDITIONS BESSAUD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52794528923987,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8461\/8835\/files\/Boxe.jpg?v=1768490969"},{"product_id":"sophie-inard-hors-jeux-de-paris-2024","title":"Sophie Inard - Hors Jeux de Paris 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrint on fine art paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 3, numbered and signed\u003cbr\u003ePhotograph sold unframed\u003cbr\u003e33,5x23,5cm\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ÉDITIONS BESSAUD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52794591510867,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8461\/8835\/files\/HorsJeuxdeParis2024.jpg?v=1768491073"},{"product_id":"sophie-inard-jacky","title":"Sophie Inard - Jacky","description":"\u003cp\u003eAirsoft grenade, cotton\u003cbr\u003e11x6x6cm\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ÉDITIONS BESSAUD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52794617266515,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8461\/8835\/files\/Jacky_.Grenade_coton.SophieInardcopie2.jpg?v=1768491202"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8461\/8835\/collections\/Jacky_._Grenade_coton._Sophie_Inard_copie_2.jpg?v=1768489988","url":"https:\/\/bessaudeditions.com\/en\/collections\/sophie-inard.oembed","provider":"ÉDITIONS BESSAUD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}