didier faustino sites explosive installation at the entrance of paris’ villa bloc
all photos by felipe ribon

the 1950s villa bloc designed by french sculptor andré bloc has been inhabited by gallery owner and collector natalie seroussi for the past 26 years. annually, since 2008 seroussi has invited an artist to interact with this extremely unique architectural landmark, and — on the heels of renowened contemporary creatives like ernesto neto and tobias putrih — she has asked franco-portuguese architect and artist didier faustino to intervene. in response, faustino has implemented an explosive architectural installation entitled ‘this is not a love song’ to the exterior facade, ‘nowhere somewhere’, a light installation within its interior and ‘trust me’, a soundscape of whispering voices that echos and reverberates throughout the space.