By Lisette Schumacher
70 × 100 cm, 2020
Mixed media

From the series Triangular Niche Paris Molitor Building

In this work, Lisette Schumacher draws on her in-depth research into the legacy of Le Corbusier. During her stay in Paris in 2019, she visited the architect’s iconic apartment and studio at Rue Nungesser-et-Coli, a modernist landmark with a fully glazed façade, now recognised as a World Heritage Site. One detail captured her imagination in particular: a tall, sharply pointed triangular niche in the living room, once used to display what Le Corbusier called his “objects of poetic reaction”, items like shells, bones and masks that inspired his creative practice.

Rather than simply depict the niche, Schumacher takes its unusual form as a point of departure. The resulting composition is an interplay of abstract triangular shapes and subtle spatial suggestions, evoking the sculptural and contemplative quality of the original architectural detail. As with much of her work, this painting invites a quiet engagement with form, memory, and the built environment.

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