Maude Léonard-Contant

Born 1979 in Joliette (Canada), Maude Léonard-Contant lives and works in Basel (Switzerland). Her pictorial world avails itself, on the one hand, of language, the shape of letters and words, textual aspects, as well as transferences and gaps that can emerge between different languages. On the other hand, Maude Léonard-Contant's works are reminiscent of ceramic vessels and items of furniture, or else the artist offers a table at which to listen, think and work. She thus reflects on what we human beings are surrounded by on a daily basis, both mentally and physically. She measures up human beings' size and potential. She allows viewers to walk through a letter- or interior-landscape and while doing so discover deliberately placed details.