Vincenzo De Cotiis: Je Marchais Pieds Nus Dans L’Étang

Carpenters Workshop Gallery New York presents Je Marchais Pieds Nus Dans L’Étang, an immersive art installation by Vincenzo De Cotiis that explores the interplay between materiality, light, and nature. Following its preview at Milan Design Week in April 2025, this new solo exhibition is inspired by Claude Monet’s late water lily landscapes, in which vision dissolves into abstraction. Je Marchais Pieds Nus Dans L’Étang (meaning ‘I Walked Barefoot in the Pond’) reinterprets the pond as a sculptural environment, where organic forms, shifting reflections and enigmatic creatures emerge within a dynamic spatial composition. A collection of individual unique works of art come together as a singular cohesive installation, where each sculptural element contributes to a fluid, immersive experience, evoking the sensation of wading barefoot through an imagined landscape.