Marguerite Humeau: Torches

Through selected bodies of works, the exhibition unfolds like an opera with various scenes, each telling a speculative story. What if humans would become collective beings, attempting to synchronise with all life forms? In her work Marguerite Humeau examines the formation of life, ancient human history and possible scenarios for how life will survive in the future.

Marguerite Humeau (born 1986 in France; lives in London) uses a wide range of materials in her beautifully detailed works that vary from 150-year-old walnut to hand-blown glass, from alabaster to cyanobacteria, and from beeswax to wasp venom, just to mention a few. She primarily works with sculpture and immersive installations, often incorporating sound and light. In her art, she creates scenarios that spark imaginings of alternative worlds.

“Being an artist is a way I filter and channel the knowledge that I’m gathering and then bring physical worlds alive through my large-scale installations. For many years I’ve been imagining things that are extinct, prehistoric or do not exist anymore, or trying to imagine worlds that will happen in the future.” (Marguerite Humeau in Louisiana Channel’s interview To Be Alive is a Great Responsibility, 2024)