"Arbre sans généalogie [Le troisième mois] Drawing

An imaginary tree, halfway between a baobab and an oak, stretches out under a pink sky. As if carved into the bark, silhouettes seem mummified for eternity. Around the circumference, intriguing mauve creatures act as guardians of a probable secret. Patrick Gourgouillat created "Arbre sans généalogie" in a moment of astonishment. For him, genealogy is a cartography where unknown life stories are frozen. Through the family tree, some will see the path of a collective unconscious. We then have to come to terms with what does not or no longer belong to us. That's the question! Here, the artist has chosen to carve into the bark of tormented beings, themselves heirs to the pain, and perhaps the joy, of foreign descendants. How much pain will we have to endure in our role as successors? There's a lot of work ahead... This work is based on the very genesis of the 'Third Month' series. The artist based his work on visits to psychiatric wards to create a panorama of human 'mal de vivre'. Far from being heavy, this colourful series is an almost joyful exploration of the twists and turns of the human soul. This work was painted on paper using felt-tip pens diluted with water (like watercolours). The colours were then fixed with markers. The work is framed with a passe-partout.