Welcome
to the world of Sabine Réthoré.
Cozily tucked in on an obscure
pedestrian street in the Algerian quarter of Marseilles is the studio
where Sabine Réthoré works. It was a warm Sunday morning in May
when we drove through the countryside of southeastern France from our
hotel in Arles to the city of Marseilles to meet Sabine and see her work
in person for the first time.
Sabine Réthoré greeted us (along
with her friend and fellow artist, David, who was very helpful with
translating) at the entrance of her studio, a space that has been
beautifully converted from an ancient stable and blacksmith shop. We
stepped into the gallery space and into her world, gazing in wonder at the
large spheres on display. At once fantasy and reality converge.
Mounted on colorful cradle stands sit models of the earth that cause one
to ponder and question previous assumptions.
Sabine's globes give artistic license
to what we usually think of as scientifically secure fact. She
applies different premises to her globes, and creates them
accordingly. In her "Tribute to Sao Tomé", for example,
she places the tiny island of Sao Tomé (off the coast of Gabon, often
lost in the equatorial seam of globes) at the "top" of the
world. This single "adjustment" creates a new vision of
the world that causes one to smile and understand.
1-World Globes is proud to present
the sculpture of Sabine Réthoré. Custom globes can be arranged,
starting price generally $4,500. Please e-mail inquiries to: sabinerethore@1worldglobes.com |
"Tribute
to Sao Tomé"
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