The junk

Vincente Blanchard is originally from Rouen and currently lives in Mulhouse. The work installed here at the Nouveau Bassin is not his first monumental work, nor his first public commission. Several of his works can be found in Alsace, such as at the Zoological and Botanical Park or in Altkirch. La Jonque is an association of patinated bronze to which the artist adds a particular mixture of sand and cement to arrive at a material close to mortar that will flow between the metal. The material overflows little by little, almost forgetting the metal. Little by little the stone comes out of the metal structure. The work is closely linked to nature and responds to the environment in which it is set. Vincente Blanchard’s work is closely linked to the idea of nature, as can be seen in the title she gives to her series, the invertebrates that are those animals found in nature (insects, crustaceans, etc.). The title of the work refers to nature and especially to water, since a junk is also the name of a traditional boat from Asia.