Witness on the Threshold
<p>Despite his distinct interest in the margins and marginalized communities and peoples, there is so much at stake in the work of Jean-Charles Hue that it is difficult to know where to start discussing it. Indeed. Should I start with that? The question of margins? Or how about origins? The search thereof? Or even the question of, if not redemption (which looms large), then salvation? Woman? Man? And his relationship to animals. Or what about crime? The criminal and the spiritual. Ritual? Or maybe finally the threshold between life and death? Or thresholds tout court. For all this, and more, are embedded deep within what Hue makes. Rarely have I encountered an art in which the stakes are so high, clear and urgent. It is marked by the evangelical fanaticism of either a believer, or someone who desperately wants to believe. But believe in what? It will be interesting to consider, through this essay, what this is and how it operates in what he does. But before doing so, and trying to address the numerous issues mentioned above, maybe it is best to state the facts…</p>
Authors: Chris Sharp
Artists: Jean-Charles Hue
Part of: TextWork
ISSN: 27269949