Olivier Urman
Olivier Urman is a “post-bourgeois” artist. Born in Paris in 1964, he casts a sideways look at our everyday objects. He frees them from their initial function, hangs them up, turns them around, ennobles them. This transformation reveals a number of evident points as a result. After the Dr Urman, les Peluches du Dr Urman and Merveilleuse Mère Nature collections, this ‘wax boot as the main course’ is inspired by these troubled and changing objects. His “luminescences pompeuses” can be seen at the Marie-Alexandrine Yvernaut Gallery at the next Carré Rive Gauche Festival.
Earliest memories
Until I was fourteen, only my shoes gave me a feeling of invincibility; I slept with them when they were new. The boots were like a suit of armour, or a shell.
First feelings
The boot is the only clothing that keeps the shape of the body once removed. They retain the day’s memories within their depths… along with a smell as well of course. I’ve done boots in plush, foam and fur. They replace the teddy-bear on the sofa and evoke an undeniable femininity but when ‘de-sexed’, are much more restful!
Last wishes
Boots have left their imprint on the surface of the moon; is that enough of a future for them?