Pascal Convert: Si Je Mourais Là-Bas

Spirituality and memory are at the heart of Pascal Convert’s work. As part of the creation of the Centre d’Études Picasso, the museum has commissioned the artist to create a large library of crystallized books – all monographic works on Picasso – which forms the emblematic and tutelary work of the place, which will open its doors to researchers and enthusiasts at the beginning of 2025.

“La cristallisation au livre perdu” involves destroying a book and its contents with molten glass, which gradually takes the place of the book. The result is a ghostly object, a crystallized work carrying a vitrified memory. The charred remains of the original book remain at the heart of the sculpture. The choice of this work echoes the place that the library and Picasso’s exceptional personal archive occupies in the new center housed in the Hôtel de Rohan.