At the initiative of Fabien Rouillard for Café Mulot, Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize have reinterpreted the literary work of Victor Hugo, as well as his universe in a contemporary manner, something that can be discovered in the Victor Hugo Home. The man of letters also reveals himself as an artist-craftsman, decorator, and antique collector.
The work of the artist couple is part of the nineteenth century "Arts & Crafts" movement.
Their custom-made wall fabrics "read" like a panoramic of Victor Hugo's "The Sea Workers", particularly the reefs where Gilliatt, the hero, confronts the landscape ... and the octopus, a Hugo neologism. The objects that they created for the space are installed like a visual narration of Hugo’s universe and the places where he lived: frames, lighting sculptures shaped like pieces of pastry, ceramics, a charcoal seascape enhanced with a vegetable garden evoking the seasons, the patience of exile, but also the "craftsman cook" that was Hugo, including his drawings with coffee grounds, and the vegetable garden of d’Hauteville.
For all information concerning the works and artists, contact us at bienvenue@maison-mulot.com .
If you should wish to acquire one of the artworks, please contact Chef Fabien Rouillard directly at fr@maison-mulot.com .
