{"product_id":"malefica-by-maelle-gross","title":"Helen by Maëlle Gross","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-1\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-1\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:63b04e23-16b3-445f-a058-ee53ef2d392d-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d29dc31a-58ba-404e-acc5-29acee1755d9\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"810\"\u003eFor her solo exhibition \u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"287\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eMalefica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e at the Centre d’art contemporain Yverdon-les-Bains, CACY, the Swiss artist Maëlle Gross engaged with the figure of the witch. The focus was not on the fantastic or demonic figure but on the witch as a projection surface for social exclusion – and at the same time as a symbol of knowledge, self-determination, and resistance. Textile works, videos, banners, and a sound sculpture formed a multi-layered, physically tangible exhibition space. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1305\"\u003eTwo large-format rugs formed central elements of the exhibition. The round white rug \u003cstrong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"926\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"924\"\u003eHelen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e carries a poem whose characters emerge as relief from the surface. The script is based on an alphabet that the Swiss spiritualist Hélène Smith developed at the end of the 19th century for communication with an extraterrestrial world she described. Language here becomes material, structure, and spatial experience. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1645\"\u003eFor the exhibition \u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eDéplier les mondes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e at Labanque in Béthune, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1392\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1390\"\u003eHelen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was later realized again in a smaller format. The spiral-arranged script fits into an exhibition about invisible worlds, spiritualist voices, and alternative forms of perception. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003eThe second rug is titled \u003cstrong data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1710\"\u003eMapping my own connexion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its colorful, irregular shape represents an abstract cartography of the placenta – an organ of connection, protection, and transmission. The work is conceived not only as an image but as a walkable and usable space: a surface where people can lie down, read, reflect, and come together. The rug, made of pure virgin wool, measures 300 × 250 centimeters and was tufted with dyed wool. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003eWith these works, Maëlle Gross frees the rug from its purely functional or decorative role. It becomes a carrier of images, a space of language, and a social territory – an art form that can be not only viewed but physically experienced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2558\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRuckstuhl supported the art project with a material sponsorship and thus contributed to part of the textile production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mein Shop","offers":[{"title":"Oval \/ 400 x 374 cm","offer_id":54871750279497,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/3299\/4121\/files\/CH-Yverdon-CACY-Curl-Spezial-Maelle-Gross-Helen_5b392d51-f673-4915-bec9-0a9db98da726.jpg?v=1784292375","url":"https:\/\/ruckstuhl.com\/en\/products\/malefica-by-maelle-gross","provider":"Ruckstuhl AG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}