HERE THERE NOWHERE

To start the year, Carpenters Workshop Gallery continues its ten-year anniversary programme, dedicating its Parisian space to an exclusive exhibition by renowned design duo – Studio Job.
Entitled ‘Here There Nowhere’ this exceptional solo show from Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel will be the occasion to present new creations, some of the most emblematic pieces and for the first time drawings.
Recognised for their forward-looking approach, dreamlike and sometimes provocative designs, the exhibition will reveal the scope of the duo’s savoir-faire craftsmanship that floats between audacity, exuberance and technical prowess.

DESIGN & SYMBOLS

Peculiar creatures, hybrid forms or wacky objects, the works of Studio Job invent a kitsch and fanciful world where the object transcends functionality and affirms a ‘Neo-Gothic’ aesthetic championed by the duo.
Authentic figurative scenes in three dimension and tinged with irony; the creations of Studio Job play upon and thwart iconographic references, notably religious.
The piece ‘Chartres’, a detailed reconstruction close to the architecture of the cathedral, hides underneath a diptych door entirely covered in obscure figures delicately gilded with leaves.
Skulls, snakes and insects: iconoclastic symbols convoluted with sarcasm.