Erwan Bouroullec – Horses habitat, 2022.

Mankind’s greatest contribution to the wild is plastic. We built a material that doesn’t degrade, so it will last forever, like a stone. Most of the time it’s coated so no roots can really enter it. But nature starts to grow around it, and at some point they become integrated.
Symmetry is one thing, perfect repetition is another habit of mankind’s. Most industrial production hates diversity and irregularity. Plastic parts repeat their very nature: conformed, bright, coloured. But at least they’ve been spread and abandoned so much that they also create their own world. They’re like a kind of strange species, a little like butterflies.
To me they impact very strongly on the colour scheme of nature, bringing some yellows, blues, extreme reds, and coats of gold.
The horse habitat was very low key.
Old fences, multitudes of dying ropes, buckets; you could see the distant love of a rider, who may have left to study somewhere else. But the horses looked in good shape, and I guess I was the only one there trying to understand.
Erwan B

About Bouroullec Brothers
Blurring the boundaries between art and coding, Erwan Bouroullec (Quimper, 1976) uses computer algorithms, rules, determinacy and coincidence to create unique digital drawings and designs.

“Computer coding and design belong to the same branch of a tree, and the magic of the computer is that parameters can float and numbers can be immense.” – Erwan Bouroullec

The artist and designer is one half of the renowned Bouroullec brothers, who set-up their Paris design studio in 1999.
Described by The New York Times as “representing poetic practicality”, the brothers’ creations span multiple fields of expression: bridging art and design, passing through craftsmanship, research and architecture.
Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec have co-created iconic designs for the likes of Vitra, Hay, Flos, Cassina, Ligne Roset, Magis, Mutina, Established & Sons and Kvadrat.
Their designs are held in some of the world’s most coveted permanent collections, exhibitions have been devoted to their work, and monographs have been published, cataloguing some of their outstanding creations.
In recent years, the duo have expanded their repertoire into the public realm, bringing modern relevance to historic sites such as Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection (Paris, 2021) and the Champs-Elysées fountains (Paris, 2019).
Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec’s collaboration is an ongoing dialogue, nourished by distinct personalities, a shared notion of diligence and, increasingly, their individual artistic experimentation.

• Editions of 50, signed (digitally) and numbered.
• Digitally printed onto 300 gsm Platinum Etching paper.
• Print size: 595 × 895mm
• Framed print size: 620 × 920 × 35mm