Cirque du TempsCirque du TempsSublimation Dye Print on Aluminum
48” x 48” (Framed 49” x 49”)
Signed edition of: 5
39” x 39” (Framed 40” x 40”)
Signed Edition of: 7
24” x 24” (Framed 25” x 25”)
Signed Edition of: 10

Cirque du Temps transforms the facade of the Petite Écurie Royale (completed in 1784), located opposite the gilded gates of Versailles, into a celestial meditation on memory and time. Once the domain of royal carriages, the gateway’s sculpted horses are mirrored and multiplied, forming a perfect orbit of stone and symmetry. At its heart, the astrolabe dial—borrowed from the Cathédrale de Saint-Omer, adorned with signs of the Zodiac and older than the stable itself—anchors this architectural constellation, hinting at time’s unrelenting course. As the horses watch over a gateway long silent, the astrolabe's dial serves as a reminder that all things, even the most steadfast, eventually fade into a haze of blurred history.

Cirque du Temps

 

Sublimation Dye Print on Aluminum

 48” × 48” (Frame 49” × 49”)
Signed Edition of: 7

39” × 39” (Frame 40” × 40”)
Signed Edition of: 10


Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist’s label on verso
 

Cirque du Temps transforms the façade of the royal stables, the Petite Écurie Royale—completed in 1682 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, master architect of the French Baroque—into a celestial meditation on memory and time. Located opposite the gilded gates of Versailles, the former domain of royal carriages is now encircled by mirrored and multiplied sculpted horses, forming a perfect orbit of stone and symmetry. At its heart, an astrolabe dial—borrowed from the Cathédrale de Saint-Omer, adorned with signs of the Zodiac and older than the stables themselves—anchors this architectural constellation, suggesting time’s unrelenting course. As the horses watch over a gateway long silent, the astrolabe reminds us that even the most enduring symbols—these sculpted horses of stone and ceremony—blur into history’s haze, their vigilance intact but their purpose long eclipsed.
 

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