Galerie Maria Wettergren is presenting the works of artist duo benandsebastian in “Matter Out of Place,” on view through September 15.Benandsebastian’s work has been influenced by the writings of British anthropologist Mary Douglas. The title of the exhibition is taken from her work “Purity and Danger,” in which she wrote “dirt is matter out of place.”According to the gallery, Douglas’ influence on the artists can be seen “perhaps most obviously in “Completely Dusty,” but also in “The Outsider/The Insider” (in relation to ideas of purity), “The Gift” and also in relation to the bodily frailty and vulnerability implicit in “Seat and Made in Ruins.”Ben Clement and Sebastian de la Cour graduated as architects from the Barlett University College London in 2006. “Benandsebastian use the language of architecture as a means of addressing the relationship between the psychological spaces of the mind and the physical spaces of the body. Whether taking the form of architectural fragments, mechanical theaters or living artefacts, they question supposedly seamless systems of order,” writes the gallery. “Trained in architecture and theoretically versed, their sculptures take on elaborate mechanics and extreme detailing, while embracing vast philosophical and sociological systems. Their hybrid work consists not only of the installations and sculptures that they construct, but also in the drawing out of the relationships between things : between context and object, between artwork and institution, between body and limb.”Benandsebastian’s works have been shown in various museum exhibitions in Europe, China and Japan, and are part of museum collections such as the Kanazawa Museum, Japan; Trapholt Museum, Denmark; and Shanghai Museum of Glass. Benandsebastian’s work can be seen at the solo show “Department of Voids” at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark.“Matter Out of Place” is on view through September 15, 2018, at Galerie Maria Wettergren, 18 Rue Guenegaud, 75006 Paris, France.For more information, visit: http://www.mariawettergren.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. http://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin  Read more