Oli Sorenson.

APRÈS MOI LE DÉLUGE
The title Après Moi le Déluge (After me, the flood) is taken from a quote of Louis XV, former king of France who at the end of his reign expressed his indifference to the consequences of his decadent actions. This expression was taken up among others by Marx to stigmatize the bourgeoisie of his time, and now by Sorenson to criticize today’s financial markets, which favor individual profits over the well-being of populations and nature, leading us all on the brink of ecological catastrophe.

APRÈS MOI LE DÉLUGE
Le titre Après Moi le Déluge est tiré d’une citation de Louis XV, ancien roi de France qui à la fin de son règne, exprima son indifférence aux conséquences de ses actes décadents. Cette expression fut reprise entre autres par Marx pour stigmatiser la bourgeoisie de son époque, et maintenant par Sorenson pour critiquer les marchés financiers de nos jours, qui privilégient le profit individuel contre le bien-être des populations et de la nature, nous menant tous au précipice de la catastrophe écologique.

Photo credits Guy L'Heureux © 2024

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery, 02 March - 20 April 2024

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

ZAPRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

APRES MOI LE DELUGE - partial view at Art Mûr gallery

THREE MONKEYS - Neon and acrylic on canvases, (3) 60x48", 2024

LAC MEGANTIC / EAST PALESTINE - digital print on paper, 60x43", 2024

THE FLOOD - acrylic and resin on canvases, (2) 48x48", 2024

REFUGEES - acrylic, spray paint and resin on canvases, 48x120", 2024

HOMELESS - Acrylic on sleeping bag and burlap, 72x32", 2024

CONTAINER SHIP - acrylic and resin on wood panels, 28x24", 2024

PEDESTALS OF THE (ECONOMIC) WORLD - acrylic on wood palettes, (3) 48x40", 2024

OIL SPILL - oil on wood panels, 70x34" + (2) 36x72", 2024

SMOG - oil and acrylic on canvases and astroturf, 48x96", 2024

HORNE FOUNDRY - Acrilic, spray paint and resin on canvas, 36x36", 2023

POLLUTION - Acrylic, spray paint and resin on canvases, 25x24", 2022

INTENSIVE PIG FARM (PORCHERIE) - digital print on paper, 26x52", 2024

CONSUMPTION - watercolor on paper, 6x12", 2024

SMOG - watercolor on paper, 6x12", 2024

INSECTICIDE - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

CONTAINER SHIP - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

SOLVENT - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

FACTORY - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

MINE FIELD - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

BLOOD DIAMOND - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

ICEBERG - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

OIL WELL - watercolor on paper, 6x6", 2024

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