”Marie-Ange Guilleminot... is known for diverting objects from their original function. While her work, which predominantly uses neutral shades of fabric, may be reminiscent of Body Art performances, of the Supports-Surfaces group, or of the painter Simon Hantaï’s folding techniques, it predominantly highlights the poetic aspect of the creative gesture, which is further emphasised by the plainness of the materials. This gesture (embroidery, weaving, folding)... also questions the relationship of the body and of intimacy with the social sphere; each of the viewer’s senses is involved through the use of transitional and convertible objects (Le Chapeau-vie, “the Life-Hat”, 1994). Since 1992 the artist has also created a series of made-to-measure dresses that reveal specific physical characteristics (navel, beauty spots).”