Volcanoes, Icefields, and Art That Burns—Julian Charrière’s Wild Terrain
A glacier, a nuclear test site, and a meadow set ablaze—these are just a few of the unexpected stages for Julian Charrière’s art. The French-Swiss conceptualist is now joining the roster at Perrotin, a mega-gallery known for spotlighting bold visionaries. Charrière’s creative process is as adventurous as his subjects: he travels to remote, often hazardous landscapes, gathering inspiration for works that blend performance, sculpture, film, and photography. Each piece invites viewers to rethink what “nature” means, exposing the layered histories and human marks left on the world’s most extreme environments. His recent exhibition, “Controlled Burn,” literally set the landscape alight, transforming a German meadow into a living artwork with the help of a fire ecologist. In Charrière’s hands, even destruction becomes a tool for reflection—reminding us that the boundaries between art, science, and the natural world are never as fixed as they seem.
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