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Fontaine II, concrete rubble from Pissevin, 220×200×110cm, 2025.

Roulé-Lavé

2025

Solo exhibition at CACN – Centre d’Art Contemporain de Nîmes.

Curated by Guilhem Monceaux.


Roulé-Lavé revisits various experiments carried out by Won Jy around the transformation of matter. The artist is seen going up rivers in search of the source of the water—and thus the origin of the shape of the stones he collects. We also see him appropriating the patterns of these stones to reprint them onto blocks of rubble. Won Jy also works on the theme of hospitality and how foreigners are regarded within a given territory. He explores the metaphor of colombophobia to address how architecture can include or exclude, often depending on collective decisions. Won Jy’s works are often tinged with subtle humor, allowing complex issues to be expressed through light and poetic forms.


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Fontaine II, concrete rubble from Pissevin, 220×200×110cm, 2025.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025.
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Eau de douche, washing water from six pigeons of Pissevin, 19×34×19cm, 2024.
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Acryllite, acrylic paint, variable dimensions, 2018.
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Banc en granito, cement, Bellegarde stone, 95×40×10cm, 2024.
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Banc en granito, cement, Bellegarde stone, 95×40×10cm, 2024.
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Banc en granito, cement, Bellegarde stone, 95×40×10cm, 2024.
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Granit de rêve, HD video, color, sound, 13min, 2021.
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Banc en granito, cement, Bellegarde stone, 95×40×10cm, 2024.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025, Columbarium room.
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Columbarium III, plastic boxes, soil, pigeon remains, neon, 35×26×14cm (each), 2017–.
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Columbarium VI, neon, epoxy resin, pigeon remains, variable dimensions, 2025.
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Columbarium IV, epoxy resin, glue, pigeon remains, 36×20×12cm, 2023.
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Columbarium IV, epoxy resin, glue, pigeon remains, 36×20×12cm, 2023.
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Columbarium V, epoxy resin, glue, pigeon remains, diameter 66×23,5cm, 2024.
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Columbarium V, epoxy resin, glue, pigeon remains, diameter 66×23,5cm, 2024.
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Premières pierres III, hydrography on concrete debris, dimensions variables, 2025.
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Premières pierres III, hydrography on concrete debris, dimensions variables, 2025.
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Matelas, cast concrete, limestones, granite stones, 154×80×20cm, 2025.
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Matelas, cast concrete, limestones, granite stones, 154×80×20cm, 2025.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025, Research table.
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Tombés-Montés, floral foam, hair, 23×11×14cm, 2024.
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Troué-Rebouché, limestone, filler, 13×7×5cm, 2018.
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Baudile, pigeon powder, keratin, dimensions variables, 2024.
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Évaluation de Gharib, cast silicone, 42×58×3cm, 2024.
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Évaluation de Gharib, cast silicone, 42×58×3cm, 2024.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025.
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Porte de guano, wood, paint, pigeon droppings, 70×208×4cm, 2019.
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Chaussures de hammam, shoes, facade coating, dimensions variables, 2025.
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Solo exhibition view Roulé-Lavé, CACN - centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, France, 2025.