TEMPS PERDU (LOST TIME)
Left: © Hessie, Temps perdu (No.Inv.084), Perforations on grey paper, 50 x 65 cm. 1972. ADAGP. © Photo Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre / Right: Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, Temps perdu (for Hessie) (detail), 2025, Thread, cotton, 52.5 x 35 cm (irregular) © Photo Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, courtesy Arnaud Lefebvre Gallery
Temps Perdu (Lost Time) responded to the work of Hessie (also known as Carmen Lydia Duric) (1936-2017), a French-Caribbean textile artist who created delicate embroideries featuring abstract forms, often using simple, everyday materials. It drew its name from a 1972 artwork by Hessie – a sheet of paper with perforations spelling out the words Temps Perdu.
The exhibition took place in two parts: Part l comprised a solo exhibition of Hessie's work, and Part ll was a tribute to Hessie by Jessye and artist Olga Theuriet. Jessye developed a new series of embroideries which were exhibited together with Hessie's perforated paper work and a large-scale textile piece by Olga. The exhibition was curated by Arnaud Lefebvre.
More detailed information about the exhibition concept can be read via the gallery’s press release.
An in-conversation session took place between the artists and Arnaud Lefebvre during Paris Gallery Weekend, 23-25 May 2025. The recording can be accessed here.
The exhibition was on display from 24 April-31 May 2025.
Left: Temps Perdu installation view - on the floor is Olga Theuriet’s piece _OT24148_, Pairs of socks, thread, 365 x 250 cm. 2024, on the centre wall is Hessie’s Temps perdu (No.Inv.084), Perforations on grey paper, 50 x 65 cm, 1972, and on the right is a view of Jessye Wdowin-McGregor’s series of five emboideries, 2025. Images courtesy Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, 2025 / Right: Opening night celebration. © Photo Pascal Hausherr, 2025.
Left: Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, Lost Time (detail), 2025, Thread, cotton, 50,5 x 35 cm (irregular) / Right: Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, Between the hours and the minutes, 2025 Thread, cotton, plated steel watch hands, 36,5 x 26 cm (irregular)
Left: Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, Spiral Time, 2025, Thread, cotton, polyester, twine, 50,5 x 35 cm (irregular) / Right: Jessye Wdowin-McGregor, Grid (gold) (detail), 2025, Thread, cotton, 36 x 26,5 cm (irregular)
Left: Temps Perdu opening night celebration - on the floor is Olga Theuriet’s piece _OT24148_, Pairs of socks, thread, 365 x 250 cm. 2024, on the centre wall is Hessie’s Temps perdu (No.Inv.084), Perforations on grey paper, 50 x 65 cm, 1972. © Photo Pascal Hausherr, 2025 / Right: Installation view of Jessye Wdowin-McGregor’s embroideries, 2025. Images courtesy Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, 2025
View of the exhibition and in-conversation session (with Jessye joining on zoom) on Saturday 24 May 2025, during Paris Gallery Weekend. © Photo Pascal Hausherr, 2025.