Creation

Chapelle de Bousselargues

Blesle – France, 2004

This 12th century church has an exceptional collection of wall paintings. When it came to creating the stained-glass windows, the minimalist style adopted allowed the viewing of the frescos to remain unimpeded whilst creating a totally contemporary intervention. In each window, a pane of monochrome glass is crossed by a bar of optical glass. The sun’s rays create for each stained-glass window a rainbow projected onto the floor and walls of the church. This rainbow, the symbol of the Covenant between God and man, evolves continuously, creating a poetic meditative spectacle.

Technique

The panes were made of thermoformed industrial glass or hand-blown antique red glass. The bars of polished optical glass were fashioned to act as prisms.


Architect

Jacques Porte


Creation, design and execution

Atelier Barrois


Client

Blesle Local Authority

BOUSSELARGUES 01
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BOUSSELARGUES 02