Eros and Thanatos – or love and death – are the forces at work in Prune Nourry's latest installation, as the artist explains how her bow, arrows and target are life-giving or life-sapping, depending on your perspective. The monumental "Erogenous Amazon" is on display at Paris's Bon Marché department store – which is, ironically, one of the only places where people can peruse artwork while museums and galleries remain shuttered due to Covid-19.
Nourry explains how her experience with breast cancer forced her to embrace a new point of view as an artist and as a patient during the making of her 2019 documentary "Serendipity".
We also talk about her fascination with harmony, both bodily and environmentally, as she reflects on the sculptures and installations that have marked her out as a rising star in the world of contemporary art.
