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Illustrations: Martin Etienne Photography: Sophie Gateau
French artist and director Sophie Gateau deals with space in all of her work, whether it be a movie, commercial,
music video or any other medium. Engaging with the world around her is a consistent theme, so it’s no surprise
that she created a space that is constantly changing and adapting.
My room is very functional, it’s a workspace. My work as a director usually brings me to different locations all over
the world, so I imagined my room as a space that I could bring with me everywhere. The room could even have legs
and be able to move and meet other rooms, like the “walking city” from the Archigram group.
My room is defined by the six walls that create the cube. Each of the walls has a specific function. Usually, those
different functions are split into different locations or spaces, but my ideal room would bring them all together. The
inside is empty. Everything will come out of the walls, and the walls create the space. I imagine the room as being
able to rotate on each face. For example, the wall “Out,” whose function is to be a connection between the inside of
the room and the outside world, can show the sky (if the room is in a garden, for example) or the floor (if the room
was hanging on a tree).
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