Valérian Goalec
°1986, Rennes (FR) - lives and works in Paris (FR)
Valérian Goalec explores existing forms through interventions that question their presence and function. His work, composed of interchangeable elements, unfolds as an open system where each gesture resonates with the structures and dynamics of a given space. Since 2022, he has been developing scores that draw on spatial and temporal phenomena, engaging imperceptible relationships between bodies, objects, and environments. Through this series of acts, he plays with shifts, rhythms, and intervals, focusing on what disappears, transforms, or lingers. His approach, rooted in careful attention to details and uses, invites a renewed reading of the visible and the invisible.
Valérian Goalec has worked and exhibited with institutions and galleries such as Capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Lunar Practice, Changsha; 221A, Vancouver; OpenSpace, Nancy; UA26, Vienna; and Centre Civic Can Félipa, Barcelona. He had residencies in Hangar, Lisbon; Aldea, Bergen and CCA Andratx, Palma.
You can see on overview of all Valérian’s Acts on his own website.
Act 1 The main entrance is diverted. Act 1.2 2024 From the collective exhibition resbalar (une cosa) at Centre Civic Can Félipa, Barcelona
Act 1 The main entrance is diverted. Act 1.2 2024 From the collective exhibition resbalar (une cosa) at Centre Civic Can Félipa, Barcelona
Act 12 The venue offers drinks in exchange for visitor donations. — Act 12.1 2023 From the solo exhibition at b09k for Lunar Practice, Changsha (CHN) curated by Yue Yuan
Act 7 Unused transparent containers are grouped together. — Act 7.2 2024 From the collection exhibition Seating Arrangement curated by Vivien Kämpf & Robert Bergmann, UA26, Vienna
Act 16 The total weight of the artworks is revealed. Act 16.2 2024-25 From the collective exhibition Air de Repos (Breathwork) curated by Cédric Fauq at CAPC, Bordeaux
Act 24 A common wish is fulfilled Act 24.1 2023 From the solo exhibition Rituals at Mutter, Amsterdam
Act 20 Confetti falls slowly. — Act 20.2 2024-25 From the collective exhibition Air de Repos (Breathwork) curated by Cédric Fauq at CAPC, Bordeaux
Act 11 Unused furniture is grouped together. — Act 11.3 2024 From the collective exhibition resbalar (una cosa) at Centre Civic Can Félipa, Barcelona (SP) — Centre Civic Can Félipa, Barcelona
