Elisabeth Lecourt

Elisabeth Lecourt is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in London. She creates meticulously folded clothing from geographical maps which as a collection she refers to as Les robes geographiques (The geographical dresses). From a 14th Century map of Sir Francis Drake’s voyage to a diagram of rivers and mountains around the world, Elisabeth decided to work with maps because of their poetic charm, because even though they look specific, their information can sometimes be wrong. Calling them, “a portrait of people through their clothes, like a blue-print of their soul,” they are meaningful works of art that explore themes of sensitivity and vulnerability.