Le miroir du Dauphin
Sublimation Dye Print on Aluminum
42” x 60” (Framed 43” × 61”)
Signed Edition of: 7
35” x 50” (Framed 36” × 51”)
Signed Edition of: 10
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist’s label on verso
This photograph reimagines a grand frame from the Antichambre du Capitaine des Gardes at Versailles—a vestibule created for practical function: to house the royal guard and control passage to the royal apartments. Anchored in duty and vigilance, the space offered proximity to the monarchy, but little of its luxury.
Where a stately portrait once hung, a luminous carved panel from the recently restored Library of the Dauphin now appears, rendered in unusually vibrant tones of rich aqua blues and a mossy green. This glimpse into a more intimate and cultivated setting—a place of study, design, and light—offers quiet contrast to the formality of the surrounding Guard Room.
The ornate gold frame becomes a portal: between protection and reflection, ceremonial space and private interior, command and contemplation. In the foreground, 18th-century chairs in deep crimson provide a warm counterpoint to the cooler palette, while the black-and-white marble floor reaffirms the architecture’s solemn rhythm.
Where once a royal likeness held court, the eye now travels inward—toward a contemplative geometry of window, parquet, and carved wood. A new conversation unfolds: not between monarchs and their subjects, but between spaces of vigilance and spaces of thought.
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