Artwork copyright Corine Landrieu. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Journal de Voyage: St. Guirec, 1994

Corine Landrieu
American French (born 1957)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Journal de Voyage: St. Guirec is a sculptural collage created by artist Corine Landrieu. It is part of a series of artworks inspired by travel diaries. The series documents her visits to sacred sites in Brittany and Dordogne, France. In each piece, she combines photographs mounted on rawhide with other organic elements. She notes, "In this piece the photograph represents a small stone edifice dedicated to Saint Guirec on a beach in a small town of Brittany. This saint had acquired the reputation of granting the wishes of maidens looking for husbands. They would put a needle in the nose of the statue; as a result Saint Guirec now has a hole for a nose. The text on the piece refers to this story."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Corine Landrieu creates mixed-media paintings. She was born in the Netherlands and raised in Paris, France, where she received a degree from the Sorbonne. She move to the Pacific Northwest in 1980. She received a Bachelor of Art degree from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 1984. In addition to her artistic practice, she also works as a professional sculpture conservator.