Artist: Éliot Marceau
Title: L’ombre du souvenir — The Shadow of Memory
Description:
L’ombre du souvenir centers on the theme of “the warmth left behind by vanished moments.” The swing, once occupied but now empty, becomes a vessel of memory — a place where light still returns, tracing the lingering presence of what once was. This scene encapsulates Marceau’s enduring exploration of absence and the resonance of existence.
The swing is not a mere object but a symbol of human memory and time itself. The wind that once moved it, the cold chain brushing against fingertips, and the faint echo of laughter are all absorbed into the stillness of the forest. Through his delicate reconstruction of these remnants, Marceau transforms the invisible into form — a quiet visualization of emotion that endures beyond presence.
The descending beam of light does not signify forgetting, but the recovery of memory. In Marceau’s paintings, light is the guardian of time — the final language that affirms human existence even within darkness.
Artist’s Note:
“The place someone leaves behind still carries their warmth.”
— Éliot Marceau