Hot show! Zoe Williams melts our hearts

1 / 3 Fondant aftermath, photographie digitale, 2023, courtesy l’Artist et Ciaccia Levi Paris / Milan. Photo : Amy Gwatkin

2 / 3 Fondant aftermath, photographie digitale, 2023, courtesy l’Artist et Ciaccia Levi Paris / Milan. Photo : Amy Gwatkin

3 / 3 Piss in Boots (Living Currency Parlour set), 2022, céramique émaillée et lis blanc. Courtesy l’Artist et Ciaccia Levi Paris / Milan. Photo: Marc Domage, Le Crédac, 2022

Plein Sud: Why is the show called Fondant?

Zoe Williams : Because in my work I like to think about things melting and merging into each other. And I like the sensation of melting and ceramics, and glazings, and cakes, and bodies, so it’s all sorts of different me

PS: How did it come about?

ZW: I was interested in environments that are a bit too much, and in between cinema, performance and sculpture installation. This is really what I wanted to try with this. And also this idea of sensuality that is almost unbearable with an end of times feeling about it or non time.

PS: What makes you melt?

ZW: Lots of things, haha, but I love surfaces and fabrics that kind of ooze into each other, soft things and heat!

PS: Why Marseille?

ZW: Because Fraeme asked me to do a project here but also because I always had this interest and been drawn to the city for the last ten years so it was a great opportunity. I have been staying at La Belle de Mai so I feel that I got a good combination being between the sea and the landscape I have been moving in.

PS: Are they any hidden surprises in the show?

ZW: Ha! Maybe you have to discover, there are a few. The soundtrack is 40 minutes so there are some peaks, you need to listen out, maybe for some words… Yes.

PS: Sex or romance?

ZW: I think they are two of same, I think they get separated too much.

1 / 3 Pièce performative continue, orchestrée par Zoe Williams en collaboration avec l’artiste performeuse Nadja Voorham, le musicien Vindicatrix et Isosceles Lingerie

2 / 3 Pièce performative continue, orchestrée par Zoe Williams en collaboration avec l’artiste performeuse Nadja Voorham, le musicien Vindicatrix et Isosceles Lingerie

3 / 3 Pièce performative continue, orchestrée par Zoe Williams en collaboration avec l’artiste performeuse Nadja Voorham, le musicien Vindicatrix et Isosceles Lingerie

Fondant. Fræme, Marseille → 24.09.23