Brognon Rollin

The two Luxembourg-based artists David Brognon (b. 1978, Messancy, Belgium) and Stéphanie Rollin (b. 1980, Luxembourg) have been working together since 2006. Over the years they have developed a formal language marked by evocative allusions. They choose these means with great freedom, working with video, sculpture and installation so as to deal sensitively with many difficult topics that concern the ‘margins’ of society. In the video Melancholia and the Infinite Sadness (2012), a male figure is systematically covering a geometrical figure with white paint. The title is a clear allusion to the famous engraving Melencolia I (1514) by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), on which, in addition to the allegorical female figure of melancholy, a large polyhedron can be seen, which has been interpreted in many different ways. The enigmatic and almost hypnotic action seems to be mainly aimed at helping the person perform some repetitive manual activity. In the strong contrast between light and dark, the scene develops a special intensity.