Triptych – The other side of the sea – Limited series art prints, numbered and signed, on Hahnemühle fine art paper 290 gr – 21×29.7 cm (x 3)

Portion allocated to a charity: €30

The triptychThe Other Side of the Sea belongs to the Houses of Cards series, a series of paintings made from playing cards glued to paper, in the format 50×65 cm

Houses of Cards – the series

The deck of 52 cards is a totality, a small closed world, rich in stories and symbols. Divinatory for some, alchemical for others, “only” playful for still others, it contains a complete calendar and opens onto treasures of interpretation.

It presents multiple faces depending on the era and the region. Known and used by billions of Humans, it only costs a few pennies, can be taken anywhere, can be found at kitchen tables or at prestigious games tables, can be played alone or with others.

I chose it to represent Le Monde and I play with only two rules:

    • Use all the printed parts of a deck of 52 cards per table,

    • Paper format grape.

“What to do with what we have? » and “How not to forget anyone? » are the two questions that underlie this work.

In this case, for this triptych, three decks of 52 cards were necessary to avoid deviating from the rule.